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Any opinions on this battery? Mine is 4 years old, thinking about replacement. Cheap, but I don't want junk.

I suppose the risks are when were these batteries were manufactured?
When you consider the cost of return shipping
and a prorated warranty factor,
the warranty may be close to worthless.
The way my bike was wired at the factory,
installing a battery is like sticking a noddle
up a wildcat's ...
On the other hand, they may be a great value.
Tough to call.

From the "not that you asked" department:
I tend to favor the NAPA batteries for these bikes,
for you get to add the acid at time of install,
so on the shelf sulfation is not an issue.
If the in stock NAPA battery is old, a decent NAPA store
will order another, usually over night.

Although I try to avoid the giant box stores,
Consumer Reports rates the Walmart (Everlast?) batteries very high.
I bought one for my wife's car that was one month old,
and was throwing 12.66 volts on the store shelf. Next
motorcycle battery, I may give them a try.

I swear by (or at) Wal Mart batteries...
The only reason is that if you need warranty work any ware in the country you can find a Wallyworld.I tape the receipt to the inside of the battery in a Ziploc bag. This way you always get your pro rated warrantee.

If our bikes would run without a battery I might risk it. Probably get one at local auto parts.

I have a NAPA battery, costs like $30, still going strong going into its 3rd season without any charger or battery tender on it throughout the winters

Guess I'll have to check both NAPA & Walmart this week.
Just pulled all bikes out for a spring check, and found one bad dirt bike battery, one for the quad bad, one for the H2 bad, and the one in the Suzuki is suspect!

I keep them out on a table, and trickel charge every weekend, but when put to the test today,


Hope their "cheaper by the dozen"