Yuasa YUAM3RH2S YTX12-BS Battery, Multi-Colored

I haven't been able to ride my Vulcan Classic LT 900 very much this season at all and stupidly, didn't use my battery tender, so when I finally able to go for a ride, the battery was almost completely dead, showing only 8v.... Searching for a viable replacement battery showed several off brand or re-badged types, all running around $60, so when I found this Yuasa here on Amazon, I was quite pleased. The price is competitive and the Yuasa brand name seems to be a good one, so I ordered it. The battery arrived very quickly and well packaged, which included a good instruction sheet. The battery comes with a prepackaged battery acid container that is precisely made to have a pouring spout into each cell. The acid is a precise measurement, having exactly the amount needed. The acid container has a black strip that serves to protect the pouring spouts and then once that is done and the battery is fully charged, the strip is then used to cap and seal the battery. The procedure for filling the battery is clever, safe and quick. The black strip is removed from the acid container, each pouring spout is still sealed with plastic. There is a strip seal over the battery fill holes that you must remove, which is accomplished in seconds. Inside each fill hole is a spike that is used to puncture the plastic seal on the acid container spouts. You simply put the battery on a solid surface, remove the black strip from the acid container, turn the acid container upside-down and align each fill spout with the fill holes in the battery. The spouts will fit perfectly into the fill holes. You then simply push firmly down on the acid container until you feel it "seat" further down into the battery. This punctures all of the seals on the acid container, allowing the acid to flow freely into the battery. It only takes 3 or 4 minutes for the acid to fully drain into the battery and you don't have to hold the container if you don't want to do so. After it had drained, I tapped and shook the acid container to try to make sure that all of acid was gone and wouldn't spill when the container was removed from the battery. Not a drop of acid was spilled. It's a very efficient system. Then, you're supposed to let the battery set for 30 minutes or so, with the black strip of caps lightly plugging the fill holes, prior to charging the battery, which I did. I then attached my battery charger. FWIW, I use the Battery Tender 021-0128 Battery Tender Plus 12V Battery Charger and the Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger for trickle charging all of my batteries and battery maintenance. After 3 years of use, I've been very pleased with these chargers. Charging the battery with a trickle charge took about 8 or 9 hours to complete, which is displayed by a green light on the charger. The voltage reading after charging was 13.5v. After installation into my bike, the motor started immediately when the electric start button was engaged. The new battery seemed to have plenty of power, easily as strong as was the OEM battery that was in the bike when it was purchased. Bottom line is that I'm very pleased with the purchase of this battery. I had considered buying one that was already charged, but that would have added more down time, waiting for it to ship and arrive here. As it was, I had the battery in 3 days and started the engine on the 4th. I have a similar battery in an emergency generator that probably needs replaced. I intend to determine if the generator does need a new battery and if so, will buy another Yuasa, assuming that I can get one that fits.

As described, works fine in my motorcycle. Many riders share that these are good batteries. I concur. Not at all difficult to ready for use, follow the simple instructions, take your time.

Excellent battery! Arrived quickly and easy to install. Poured acid in, let it sit for 20-60 minutes, capped it, then charged it at 0.9 amps on a smart charger for a few hours. Bike fired right up. Bought about 4 of these over the years and this is a phenomenal brand and never had issues. Highly recommend them.

Doing good so far…..easy to fill the cells. Charged good, good cranking power.

Battery was easy to fill and charge. My bike started easily with the new battery but I have not ridden it yet. So fat so good.

Excellent battery from the best manufacturer. This is a direct replacement for the Yuasa that came in my 2006 Triumph Bonneville America that lasted 8 years. If you have the same bike, this is your battery. Amazon for some reason will tell you that this does not fit, but they are completly wrong... sadly, Yuasa's site also makes it hard to identify this battery for an 06 America. The only way I was positive was looking at my original. The battery took an full charge after activating without issue and had plenty of amps to start my bike out of storage. While washing the bike this spring I must have popped the cable loose from the ignition coil, just enough to where the rubber boot was still connected but had no electrical connection. At first I just thought I had some stale gas, but after several (at least 10 starts including running down the driveway like a complete idiot, popping the starter and getting the bike to lope along for a minute...) I realized the problem was at the wire. After reattaching the wire, she started right up. Zero loss of cranking amps from the battery after cranking and cranking and she's been a champ since. I think I put more wear on the starter than the battery :S For any of you who are afraid of activating a battery, don't be. If you can change ink in your printer, you can activate a small engine battery. Just thought I would mention that as I seem to see it quite a bit in the reviews. Great price, great battery, I'm great, Highly recommend!

---Update at the bottom--- I will say this first and for most.. You only get a 30 DAY Warranty when buying from Amazon, not a standard year from a Yuasa dealer. This is important!!! Even the cheap Walmart battery in my SV650 came with a better warranty for $20 cheaper. 6 months coverage... The Walmart battery is still going strong too. First I wanted to say that I was a Yuasa fan, batteries that stood the test of time, and I had a few that lasted 8 + years when kept on a trickle charger. It was almost a no brainer to get a Yuasa, I mean why not. I got the battery shipped and to my door around the 1st of March and didn't get installed into my bike till about a month later. A month later I activate the battery, battery tender Jr charge it up, and put it into my bike. A few weeks later after some big trips I noticed that there was "water" drops around the negative terminal and the negative terminal corroded. I at first think its from the strip caps that is used to seal the battery, maybe for some reason I didn't seal it down. So i clean the terminal and connecting wires with battery cleaner, press down a bit on the sealing caps to make sure that they are sealed and put everything back together. A few weeks later while doing maintenance I again see the terminal corroded once again, and this time around the bottom of the negative terminal post its all wet. I have concluded that the terminal was not sealed properly and its most likely leaking while charging during the rides. I called Yuasa about this, and because I got this via Amazon and not an authorized dealer they will not warranted the battery. Amazon has already in my order page stopped returned shipping on the battery (after 30 days) to ship back. There is no "contact seller" on the page. So for a "Amazon Choice" battery you are getting no warranty, but paying full price for the battery. The battery has been removed and is sitting on a shelf. I cant have or trust a battery that is bubbling acid around my motorcycle electronics. I'm pretty much out $65 of my hard earned dollars. Maybe I just got a bad battery, it happens.. but to not stand by your product is what gets me. Maybe Amazon is selling counterfeit Yuasa, because the user reviews of bad batters is too high for this product line. Yuasa will not do anything about it because Amazon is not an authorized re seller. Right now I'm looking elsewhere for another brand battery replacement battery, and I'll make sure that they stand by their product before paying. Shame on you Amazon.. ------UPDATE------ 11/5/18 Out of the blue I contact amazon customer support via chat and explained how I was having issues with the battery and how that I feel its a defect with the battery that did not show up a couple of months later. I explained that typically Yuasa will give a year warranty but because Amazon isn't an authorized re seller they wont honor it, and on top of that Amazon wont take it back after 30 days. Amazon ended up "pro-rating" the battery and returning a % of the cost that we agreed upon. I feel that this is fair because if I would have brought this battery at a shop, they would have done the same thing. Amazon has made right by me the best way that they could and I appreciate it. I still will only give one star against the product, and not against Amazon, there is something wrong with these batteries and the failure rate.

Yuasa YTX12-BS I have had in my honda VFR750 for 9 years! I use a battery tender on it when not in use. Its time for me to buy a new one now. Totally worth it to get the YUASA brand battery over the competition. 👍👍