1198 1198 Battery Replacement Advice

Standard Yuasa battery mate. I always used www.thebatteryshop.co.uk

Edit: oops american, so prob one local to you.

YT12B-BS

 

Get an ExactStart cable kit from @Exige on here.
Produced for Ducati enthusiasts by a Ducati enthusiast.
He gets them manufactured for him by a Railway industry supplier to railway industry standards.
Not super cheap but the quality and fit make them great value.
Subscribe to this forum and you'll even get a forum discount.

 

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/

These are good and USA based.

 

Read my specifications here:
www.exact-start.com
Motolectric in the states are the only other high spec ones available but you will need to decide ultimately - plenty of review s on here and people that have used both
I have started to sell a few into the US...

 

Ime the Motoelectric ones are a pain to fit as the cables are impractically thick and on a 999 at least don’t fit properly on the battery terminals

 

I replaced mine with a SHIDO LT12B-BS as I run a larger version of this battery in my road car for years and its been fantastic even though its taken some abuse. Its a lithium battery and cost £105.

290CCA compared to the stock 210CCA... lower on the Amp hr than stock but thats not an issue as it can turn the bike over dozen times before it starts to slow down in this cold weather... will have even more guts when its warm.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHIDO-LI...105697?hash=item2aa1daece1:g:jDkAAOSwWMtamTzY

 

Seen one of them fire a 1098 reg/rec - but fingers crossed you will be ok...

 

So what caused the fire?
Like the original poster I'm just interested in reliability and starting every time, not worried too much about the cost... thats why i picked a battery i had used for years.

Interesting read regarding the cables, is this a common issue or a beneficial upgrade?

 

I'll see if I can find the thread..... basically the regulator is in a really hot place, fitting a Lithium battery makes it run even hotter.... end result FIRE.
Poor design, to close to limits and then some donkey fits the wrong battery.

 

When I researched I noticed a lot of Donkeys have fitted a SHIDO battery to their 848/1098/1198.

So this isn't an issue specifically with SHIDO battery, but with lithium in general on the 1098 etc?
Im guessing the issue is the charging system?

 

I'd stick to the oem battery. After the shenanigans my mate had with Li on his 1098 and the merryment his issues gave me, i decided it best not to temp providence.

 

Sorry... I should have read the whole thread or perhaps been more tactful .... sorry Eeyore...

 

I fitted one of these, its a higher power direct Yuasa replacement, think its 15mm taller but fits fine in my 1098r
(240) CCA
https://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/yuasa-ytx14h-bs-motorcycle-battery.html

 

I think 14AH was standard on the 1098R but they never seem to be listed correctly...

 

your right actually, come to think of it i got the higher powered version of this one
Yuasa YTX14-BS
changed it to YTX14H-BS

extra 40 CCA

 

Did you get what you wanted?

 

Well I have to admit after seeing these comments I went to your site and purchased a kit for my 1098... it arrived the very next day, impressive.
Just got to fit it now

 

Just fitted one to my 1098R