Yuasa YUAM3RH2S YTX12-BS Battery, Multi-Colored

I haven't been able to ride my Vulcan Classic LT 900 very much this season at all and stupidly, didn't use my battery tender, so when I finally able to go for a ride, the battery was almost completely dead, showing only 8v.... Searching for a viable replacement battery showed several off brand or re-badged types, all running around $60, so when I found this Yuasa here on Amazon, I was quite pleased. The price is competitive and the Yuasa brand name seems to be a good one, so I ordered it. The battery arrived very quickly and well packaged, which included a good instruction sheet. The battery comes with a prepackaged battery acid container that is precisely made to have a pouring spout into each cell. The acid is a precise measurement, having exactly the amount needed. The acid container has a black strip that serves to protect the pouring spouts and then once that is done and the battery is fully charged, the strip is then used to cap and seal the battery. The procedure for filling the battery is clever, safe and quick. The black strip is removed from the acid container, each pouring spout is still sealed with plastic. There is a strip seal over the battery fill holes that you must remove, which is accomplished in seconds. Inside each fill hole is a spike that is used to puncture the plastic seal on the acid container spouts. You simply put the battery on a solid surface, remove the black strip from the acid container, turn the acid container upside-down and align each fill spout with the fill holes in the battery. The spouts will fit perfectly into the fill holes. You then simply push firmly down on the acid container until you feel it "seat" further down into the battery. This punctures all of the seals on the acid container, allowing the acid to flow freely into the battery. It only takes 3 or 4 minutes for the acid to fully drain into the battery and you don't have to hold the container if you don't want to do so. After it had drained, I tapped and shook the acid container to try to make sure that all of acid was gone and wouldn't spill when the container was removed from the battery. Not a drop of acid was spilled. It's a very efficient system. Then, you're supposed to let the battery set for 30 minutes or so, with the black strip of caps lightly plugging the fill holes, prior to charging the battery, which I did. I then attached my battery charger. FWIW, I use the Battery Tender 021-0128 Battery Tender Plus 12V Battery Charger and the Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger for trickle charging all of my batteries and battery maintenance. After 3 years of use, I've been very pleased with these chargers. Charging the battery with a trickle charge took about 8 or 9 hours to complete, which is displayed by a green light on the charger. The voltage reading after charging was 13.5v. After installation into my bike, the motor started immediately when the electric start button was engaged. The new battery seemed to have plenty of power, easily as strong as was the OEM battery that was in the bike when it was purchased. Bottom line is that I'm very pleased with the purchase of this battery. I had considered buying one that was already charged, but that would have added more down time, waiting for it to ship and arrive here. As it was, I had the battery in 3 days and started the engine on the 4th. I have a similar battery in an emergency generator that probably needs replaced. I intend to determine if the generator does need a new battery and if so, will buy another Yuasa, assuming that I can get one that fits.

Replaced the same battery in 2011 Vstrom 650. Last one lasted five years. Quick delivery

I guess it would be appropriate to consider two aspects of this review: treatment by the seller and the product itself. I cannot remember exactly but I believe it arrived sooner than I expected it to arrive. The packaging was excellent. The product itself had packaging and the product was placed in another box. Well, you can't get better than that. The product itself. I did a lot of research on this, considering even buying a lithium battery, but review after review kept bringing me back to Yuasa. Looked up in a couple of places to be sure what Yuasa battery I needed for my Kawasaki Versys, I ordered. I used to buy the car batteries that came with the acid separately so this was nothing new except that Yuasa has now got it down to a science so that anyone who can read and follow instructions can do this. You take a seal off the battery; you flip a acid container upside down that is partitioned into sections (to make the process easier and more efficient) with its own seal which gets punctured as lowered into the battery cells; you wait the recommended time if you have any sense (after the acid is in the battery before charging). The battery had a label that said how long to charge the battery at a particular amperage. I estimated how long my battery charger would take at a slightly higher amperage. Charged it almost all night. Then to finish I put my Deltran battery tender junior on it to finish charging it since I had to go to work. The "battery tender" when it reaches correct voltage "floats" and will not overcharge. Came home in the evening, took a meter to it, and it was exactly to the high end of the range it should be in. Put it in the motocycle and it cranked on faster than the previous in my motocycle which was a Walmart brand.

Great battery, was exactly what I needed. Adding the electrolyte solution was simple, and after a day's charge, my motorcycle was starting on the first time, every time. I hope I don't have to buy another one anytime soon, so we'll see about longevety...

---Update at the bottom--- I will say this first and for most.. You only get a 30 DAY Warranty when buying from Amazon, not a standard year from a Yuasa dealer. This is important!!! Even the cheap Walmart battery in my SV650 came with a better warranty for $20 cheaper. 6 months coverage... The Walmart battery is still going strong too. First I wanted to say that I was a Yuasa fan, batteries that stood the test of time, and I had a few that lasted 8 + years when kept on a trickle charger. It was almost a no brainer to get a Yuasa, I mean why not. I got the battery shipped and to my door around the 1st of March and didn't get installed into my bike till about a month later. A month later I activate the battery, battery tender Jr charge it up, and put it into my bike. A few weeks later after some big trips I noticed that there was "water" drops around the negative terminal and the negative terminal corroded. I at first think its from the strip caps that is used to seal the battery, maybe for some reason I didn't seal it down. So i clean the terminal and connecting wires with battery cleaner, press down a bit on the sealing caps to make sure that they are sealed and put everything back together. A few weeks later while doing maintenance I again see the terminal corroded once again, and this time around the bottom of the negative terminal post its all wet. I have concluded that the terminal was not sealed properly and its most likely leaking while charging during the rides. I called Yuasa about this, and because I got this via Amazon and not an authorized dealer they will not warranted the battery. Amazon has already in my order page stopped returned shipping on the battery (after 30 days) to ship back. There is no "contact seller" on the page. So for a "Amazon Choice" battery you are getting no warranty, but paying full price for the battery. The battery has been removed and is sitting on a shelf. I cant have or trust a battery that is bubbling acid around my motorcycle electronics. I'm pretty much out $65 of my hard earned dollars. Maybe I just got a bad battery, it happens.. but to not stand by your product is what gets me. Maybe Amazon is selling counterfeit Yuasa, because the user reviews of bad batters is too high for this product line. Yuasa will not do anything about it because Amazon is not an authorized re seller. Right now I'm looking elsewhere for another brand battery replacement battery, and I'll make sure that they stand by their product before paying. Shame on you Amazon.. ------UPDATE------ 11/5/18 Out of the blue I contact amazon customer support via chat and explained how I was having issues with the battery and how that I feel its a defect with the battery that did not show up a couple of months later. I explained that typically Yuasa will give a year warranty but because Amazon isn't an authorized re seller they wont honor it, and on top of that Amazon wont take it back after 30 days. Amazon ended up "pro-rating" the battery and returning a % of the cost that we agreed upon. I feel that this is fair because if I would have brought this battery at a shop, they would have done the same thing. Amazon has made right by me the best way that they could and I appreciate it. I still will only give one star against the product, and not against Amazon, there is something wrong with these batteries and the failure rate.

My OEM Yuasa finally died after 5 1/2 years. After researching the various battery manufacturers I decided to replace it with another Yuasa due to the warranty (many batteries only had a 6 month warranty), the success with the now dead one, the fact they're made in America, and the many many positive reviews. I was a little concerned with ordering it by Amazon since there were some reviews saying theirs arrived with broken acid bottles. Here's my experience. UPS delivered it with the box in excellent condition. Opening the box revealed a second box which contained the product surrounded with air packs. The acid itself was sealed, then surrounded with a shrink wrap that also appeared to be sealed. It would take some serious mishandling for the acid to leak. This might happen but didn't with my delivery. Then, installing the acid was easier than I hoped for! Remove the shrink wrap, remove the protective strip (seal) on the battery, remove the battery caps (to be used on the battery when complete), align the bottles with the battery, press down and the acid immediately begins to slowly fill the battery. There was absolutely no leaking or spilling of any kind. Removing the acid bottle afterwards also resulted in no spills. This process ended in about 10 minutes. Following the instructions (easy to follow instructions ARE include, contrary to some comments, though it takes a little time to find the English section) I waited 1/2 hour before charging. I left my 1.5 amp charger/maintainer attached overnight and awoke to find the battery fully charged. Installation was a snap though the bolts provided were too short. Another reviewer had mentioned this as well. The bolts provided appear to be 12mm in length. I replaced them with 16mm bolts. The factory supplied bolts were also only 12mm in length but I couldn't "grab" the nut below the anode with the shorter ones. Several reviews mentioned the battery not fitting their application. All I can say is never trust what you find on the internet. I simply pulled the old battery out, noted the model number, and replaced it with the same model number. It fit perfectly and I couldn't be happier!

Edit: I called Amazon and they WILL replace the battery if it comes with spilled acid. The replacement arrived undamaged, and the battery fits well, has good quality terminals, and after approximately half a year the battery is still cranking strong for quick starts of my 650cc motorcycle (Suzuki VStrom). ---- I received the box on my doorstep, and the battery that says "this side up" is naturally upside down. Further, several of the cells are only 2/3rds full, and the package is somewhat wet. No problem, this is Amazon so use the return option and get a replacement sent to you, right? Wrong! You'll receive the below notification: "For safety reasons, items that are classified as hazardous materials or use flammable liquids or gases cannot be returned to Amazon.com." The battery was safe enough to ship to me, but not safe enough to ship to Amazon? Further there is no refund option, so I'm completely SOL now with a battery I dare not use with such low electrolyte levels. Last time I will buy a battery from Amazon.

Adding the included acid was easy -- put it on a trickle charger for 6 hours & it was good to go

Great battery

se daño en unos mese y no hubo con quien hacer una garantía

Perfect fit on my vstar 1100 custom

J'ai acheté cette batterie en juin 2016. Je parle de"Yuasa YUAM3RH2S YTX12-BS" pas de la KMG. Nous sommes le 15 avril 2021 et la batterie fonctionne toujours parfaitement. Très bon achat pour ma part, pour ma moto 2004 Suzuki VL800. Une moto qui ne dispose d'aucun gadget. Et la moto a passé 2 hivers à l'extérieur. Je préfère investir un peu plus, même pas mal plus pour la Yuasa parce après 5 ans elle fonctionne jours...mais je la sens se fatiguer et c'est pour ça que je viens d'en commander une pareille. →On est le 28 juillet et je n'ai toujours pas remplacé cette batterie, elle tient toujours le coup. Mise à jour le 20 sept 2021 et la batterie tient toujours le coup.

Very fast shipping ! Well packaged and simple instructions. Easy to fill acid in battery. Recharged battery with my battery tender plus. I installed it on my Vulcan 900 . Works great ! Thank You for the great service Vince