Lith batteries in YZs

racer369
Posts
631
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
MO US
5/16/2018 10:26am
Have 2 18 model 450fs One battery has died at 9.5 hours and other keeps going to sleep ( 10 volts or less) Is Yamaha doing anything for the customers or is it tuff shit. South St louis dealer quoted me $404 for battery when they only retail for $329. They now have a Antigravity battery listed for replacement. Retail $159. So are we just stuck with this junk batteries?
|
mxb2
Posts
22490
Joined
6/15/2010
Location
Bowie, MD US
5/16/2018 10:33am
I think yamaha has an upgrade battery $179 on their site. Gytr section i believe.
Paw Paw 271
Posts
3640
Joined
4/3/2013
Location
Benton, LA US
5/16/2018 10:37am
Go to an aftermarket LI battery. Better quality and much better life as well as more power.

Paw Paw
woodsryder
Posts
166
Joined
12/15/2012
Location
AS US
Fantasy
3273rd
5/16/2018 10:37am
racer369 wrote:
Have 2 18 model 450fs One battery has died at 9.5 hours and other keeps going to sleep ( 10 volts or less) Is Yamaha doing...
Have 2 18 model 450fs One battery has died at 9.5 hours and other keeps going to sleep ( 10 volts or less) Is Yamaha doing anything for the customers or is it tuff shit. South St louis dealer quoted me $404 for battery when they only retail for $329. They now have a Antigravity battery listed for replacement. Retail $159. So are we just stuck with this junk batteries?
Honda is having the same issue, SOL there also.
5/16/2018 11:39am
There is a reason the factory Yamaha's are using Speedcell's in their bike. Better quality and less than Antigravity. www.speedcell.com

The Shop

MotoX85
Posts
2199
Joined
10/9/2011
Location
Centralia, IL US
5/16/2018 11:53am
The batteries are junk to say the least. Yamaha has already changed the part number for them on their fiche. I had les than 5 hours on my and it came in the crate dead. My dealership bought me one on the GYTR accessories batteries and are going to hash out getting reimbursed by Yamaha.

This should be a recall item for sure. I would say they are at about and 80% failure rate right now from the people who I know that own them.
NITRODOG
Posts
426
Joined
3/25/2010
Location
TEMECULA, CA US
Fantasy
1476th
5/16/2018 12:15pm
We have been riding/racing our 18 450 since November with no issues....
porterhouse
Posts
60
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
C Bad, CA US
5/16/2018 5:06pm
racer369 wrote:
Have 2 18 model 450fs One battery has died at 9.5 hours and other keeps going to sleep ( 10 volts or less) Is Yamaha doing...
Have 2 18 model 450fs One battery has died at 9.5 hours and other keeps going to sleep ( 10 volts or less) Is Yamaha doing anything for the customers or is it tuff shit. South St louis dealer quoted me $404 for battery when they only retail for $329. They now have a Antigravity battery listed for replacement. Retail $159. So are we just stuck with this junk batteries?
Just curious, do you charge it between rides?
aaryn #234
Posts
3292
Joined
8/19/2007
Location
South Australia AU
Fantasy
2425th
5/17/2018 12:37am
MotoX85 wrote:
The batteries are junk to say the least. Yamaha has already changed the part number for them on their fiche. I had les than 5 hours...
The batteries are junk to say the least. Yamaha has already changed the part number for them on their fiche. I had les than 5 hours on my and it came in the crate dead. My dealership bought me one on the GYTR accessories batteries and are going to hash out getting reimbursed by Yamaha.

This should be a recall item for sure. I would say they are at about and 80% failure rate right now from the people who I know that own them.
Did you read your manual when you got the 18

It actually says in there that they arrive in the crates in a "Sleep Mode" and need to be fully charged before the first ride.

Has anyone here who are having problems, fully recharged the battery with a lithium battery charger then continued to have problems?

Post a reply to: Lith batteries in YZs

The Latest