First of all, can an auto store test motorcycle batteries, and if mine is indeed bad, how much does one cost? I just got the bike, and I talked to guy I bought it from, and he said the battery is about 3 years old, so I suppose if it isn't the battery, wouldn't hurt to replace it anyway. I was reading about issues with the charging system, hopefully that's not it. Thanks.

 

any auto store can test the battery. If they have one in stock is a diffrent story. I just bought mine and it ran me 130. There were a couple of choices and i went down the middle of the road.

 

Yuasa is one of the better brands...about $100 for my bike. (94 CBR600 F2)

 

they should be able to np. Cost will run $50 - $150. Cheaper ones dont last as long esp if they sit dormant awhile not hooked up to a battery tender.

 

when i needed a battery for my 929 i looked at the stealership...$300.. so i laughed it off and called kragen...$300.....now i was worried.. called autozone....$300. now really scared i went to wal-mart ... $ 60 ... so i bought it and everything was great and never had a problem with it .

 

$300?????

I've seen $170, but seriously $300?!!??!!???

Wow.

 

I have an 02 F4i and I just replace my battery...Autozone wanted to charge me like 180$ so I went to a local battery store and got it for 130$ still a little more then i wanted to spend but hey riding is more important!

 

Man, I'd hate to live where ever you do, the mark-up is killer!! You use the same battery as I do in my 954 (YZ10S), it's $125 - $150 around here if you go with Yuasa, $70 at Batteries Plus for off-brand.