Battery life

Buddy_wannabe · Post by **Buddy_wannabe** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:30 am

What kind of battery life is normal?

Most of my trips are prety short if that makes a difference.

tjupille · Post by **tjupille** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:28 pm

No problems in 2800 miles of a 3-mile commute over 2 years.

db · Post by db » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:32 pm

Over 12,000 miles and 2 years/seasons. no problems

Lil Buddy · Post by **Lil Buddy** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:14 pm

Depends a lot on weather, ride lengths, time between rides, how its stored, aftermarket parts and other things. Plus the stock 50 battery is half of what the 125/150's have. Never a bad idea to upgrade.

db · Post by db » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:16 pm

If you upgrade the battery do you need to change anyrhing else to be able to keep it charged? What battery would you get/reccomend?

Lil Buddy · Post by **Lil Buddy** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:13 am

The only thing you may need to do is alter the battery cover so that a larger battery will fit. When searching for a battery, look for one with the highest amp hours that will fit in the compartment. The 50 comes stock with a 3 amp/hr battery. The 125/150's battery is 6 amp/hr. I upgraded to a 9 amp/hr battery from batteries plus.

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