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Good write up Hyates.

Yuasa got a typo in their weight specs for the YT12B-BS ... 130kg!!! It's got to be about 20% lighter than the carb model, so should read about 2.7kg.

I have to put my bike on trickle charge once a week. I commute to work only 3 kms each way so it gets a lot of starting and little on-road charging. I make a point of warming up the engine every time though.

It will be interesting to see how long our batteries last - mines just hit 2 years. I believe that's about the life of many car batteries these days.

I think the charging system is weak on our bikes - especially for the additional demands of an EFI bike with a small battery. I am upgrading the R/R to a FH012 mosfet regulator and replacement heavy gauge cables and connectors to help. This has proven effective with many Triumph bikes. I have all the components and am about to install - I will do photos as I go.