I have a Sears Diehard battery in one bike and a Yuasa in another. They are exactly the same. One other thing available at Sears is a $20 digital voltmeter. It can be used to see if your bike's charging system is working. And if the charging system isn't working, the voltmeter will tell you which component is not working. Plus, if you buy a battery, you need a charger to charge the battery after you add the battery acid.

 

Get it running and get a volt meter and check it to see if the stator is putting out power if not then you have some money to spend, and work. Mines doing the same till i rode it for the first time i will own a battery tender for long and take care of that problem, i hope this helps

 

I good bike battery is only about $50.

 

Where do you get your battery from? I have a friend who works at a honda shop and he told me that even with his employee discount it would be over 100 bucks! I just want to get a battery that will be reliable.

 

I also have noticed that my bike is leaking some coolant. or at least thats what i think it is. Its like green water stuff thats the coolant right. Why would it be leaking coolant and what can i do to fix it once i have figured out whats leaking it?

 

If it stalls after warming up then your idle is probably turned down to low.

Daniel Thompson

 

Batteries are only good for a few years. They should be at 14 when on, when off they should be close to that, maybe high 13's. If they charged it b/c it was almost dead, that was a mistake on your part. It is not good to charge batteries that constantly die. They will never get the full charge back and when your riding your chancing the bike just dying on you. Get a new battery, it's your cheaper & safer bet. Good luck!

 

Yeah see i thought that my idle might be set too low its idling at maybe 500-1000 more so 500 and i dont know where that little adjuster is for the idle.

 

Your idle adjuster is on the left side of the bike. Maybe mid-range in the fairing. It looks like a little twisty type thingie....sorry I can't give you a better description, but it's there. Go in the area right above your cap, more towards the foot peg and gear lever. You should maybe idle at 1500.

 

its funny you have this problem bc my bike dies while riding too. So i went out and bought a brand new battery just like everyone is saying and my bike idle is a little less than 1900rpm's. i have a 93 600 f2 and the bike still dies on the road, mainly in 1st gear when im at a stop, it just dies and then the battery is dead and i cant restart it. i found three wires fried to a crisp and replaced them and it still didnt help. Still trying to find out whats wrong with mine, im looking at the voltage regulator or a weak generator. Idk hope you have better luck than i did. hope this helps