Well, almost a year but I finally pulled the trigger and got me one o these fancy gel batts for my speedy.

The MG12-BS(78-0508)

got it from oncycles.com for 76.40 shipped.
http://www.oncycles.com/catalog.asp?pn=BAT00004

only installed cranked a few times and test rode so far....time will tell how it lasts etc.