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It’s called the American Spirit. And it has served us pretty well so far

ST2 has some pretty generic instructions and their customer service is lame. If you want to ship back, the shipping will cost more than you paid for the product.

My local dealer, Moto Union in West Allis WI quoted me $435 and couldn’t get me in for six months. When I went to the bike up the bill was over $600. I pulled up the email the writer went and got the service manager. He said they had raised their labor rates ($200 hr) and parts mark-up. I...

BMW may as well responded with “It’s our intention to force you to visit the BMW dealership service department where you will be gouged with $200 an hour labor rates” Remember this is BMW, the same company that wants you to pay a subscription fee to use the heated seats that you paid for when...

The FTR is currently in storage. But when the battery arrives I’m going to run over and install it make sure it’s not another turd.

Duh

Why all the smoke pouring out of those pipes? Did you film this in a cold weather climate?

Yes, they were all Lithium iron batteries, one Shorei an two NOCO. Batteries are what they are. But when one of these goes out it’s done. There is no charging it and no bringing it back. You cannot even start it with a jump pack. To me that’s simply unacceptable.

The issue is not the number of cycles or wearing out. On all three lithium batteries that failed, it was the BOS component that failed.

I’m glad that someone has had good luck. I’m just sharing my experiences here. I look at it like choosing between a Toyota and Ford. Some people have good luck with their Fords but just about everyone has good luck with their Toyotas. It’s simply comes down to the averages and Lithium...

I would pull the battery and take it in to get it load tested. If you have a Batteries Plus nearby they will be able to help you out with that.

A tender will not bring a battery to a full charge once it’s been discharged. You need a charger to do that. Personally I use the NOCO Genius chargers to charge and maintain my batteries.

Nope, it’s done and you need a replacement. A healthy battery should charge in a few hours to 13.4v.

Well I’m pretty certain no product has a 100% failure rate. But a battery that just quits and then won’t accept a charge (which is what happens when a BOS failure occurs) is too risky for the type of riding we do.

The BOS is what typically fails in lithium motorcycle batteries.

Here’s my experience for what it’s worth. 4 years ago I tried a Shorai lithium and it failed after 3 months. I got a replacement under warranty and sold it. Last summer I bought a NOCO lithium for my wife. After 6 months it failed. NOCO sent me a replacement under warranty. That one was...

Stay away from lithium batteries. They have an unacceptable failure rate. A good name brand AGM battery should be fine. I just bought a Duracell AGM from Batteries Plus for my wife’s Chieftain.

I’ve had motorcycle batteries last five years and some go at two. The original OEM batteries tend to go first. The bikes sit around for long stretches and the batteries likely discharge fairly often requiring a charge to bring them back. Not so good for the health of the battery. Based on...

How old is the battery?