Just changed my battery to a shido lithium one. Direct fit and 2kg lighter. Anyone needing to remove the battery on their monster 1200 might like to know - The manual says to remove the evap canister trim cover to access the earth cable as you need to have some slack on the cable to drop the battery out at the other end. This is impossible with DP radiator hoses as they’re a tighter fit than standard. Anyway this is unnecessary as you can access the bolt from the front of the bike with a knuckle and extension easily Another thing I found is this step is totally unnecessary anyway as the earth at the battery end has a enough slack to lower and remove the battery anyway Could have save a bit of time and swearing if I’d known
I've made the switch on my Panigale. Huge difference in weight. For the Monster, it's more like 3kg lighter. Yuasa weighs 9 lbs Antigravity LI weighs 2.3 lbs https://www.yuasabatteries.com/battery/yt12b-bs/ https://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/products/starter-batteries/restart-oem/at12-bs-rs/
Over-Charge protection will not protect from a faulty/old Voltage Regulator spiking Hi-Voltages to Battery. If you have a Pre-1990s Motorcycle replace your voltage regulator; it is over 25 year old and most likely broken by now. Use only Lithium specific Motorsport Chargers to charge this battery! Do not use Lead/Acid Chargers.
@flatstick959 Yeah, best weight reduction mod for the price. I'm actually looking forward to replacing the Monster's heavy lead acid battery when the time comes. Moreover, I already have a Lithium power tender on hand. http://products.batterytender.com/Chargers/Battery-Tender-4-Amp-Power-Tender-Selectable.html
I changer to a Lithium nearly 2 years ago now. In my case the weight saving was around 3 kgs. Never needed to put a charger on the bike since changing.
True that, but here in Canada we need the tender for off-season storage because of parasitic draw. The alternative solution would be to remove the battery from the bike during winter but that's a pain.
