Help best battery for a cold 950ser ?

[veetwo _tls]

Whats the best battery for the KTM 950 SER for cold weather cranking ?

i'm using the OEM from 07 cold mornings at 4am 3 cranks it's dead. when the biks home it's always on slow trickle charge.

running:
FCR's no choke & no TPS
bikes running phillips 2 x 55w hid 6000k (switched off at start up)






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[jmklint]

Antigravity YTZ10S-12

The Antigravity YTZ10S-12 is the Hi-Power Direct Replacement for the Lead/Acid version of the YTZ10S/YTZ12S/YTZ14S/YTX9. Our Hi-Power Lithium version produces much more power than the Lead/Acid version offering much better motor turn-over and starting, yet is significantly lighter. This battery size is used in many Sportbikes.

360 CCA
12 Amp Hours (PbEq)
6.0″ Long x 3.5″ Wide x 3.75″ Tall
2.5 lbs
Direct OEM Replacement for YTZ10/YTZ12/YTZ14/YTX9
For motors up to 1300cc


i have these batteries in all of my motorcycles and there is nothing even close. I had a shorai for a short time but it lost all of cold weather cranking ability unless i kept it on a tender daily. I also a have a big dog custom chopper with a 117" motor and a HID headlight. This combination has proved too much for any other battery that i have tried until I was pointed in the direction of the Antigravity line. They have a ton of power, great warranty and they are light.

[veetwo _tls]

The 4-Amp Lifepo4 Battery Charger - i presume is the one i need ?

http://antigravitybatteries.com/?page_id=709

[veetwo _tls]

KTM 950 Superenduro RalleRaid fairing.

I'm running direct off the +

GPS (switched via toggle)

2 x philips 55W 6000K HID's via marine toggle switches.


i bought the antigravity but now got this problem ?


yesterday i installed the Antigravity lithium battery & the bike fired up first hit on the starter :-) 11:50pm rode to work 6klm with 1 HID on.
but this morning at 4:30am cold start about 5 Celcius - The battery would not start it & eventually had to jump start it of a mates 4wd.
i then left work & had 1 HID on & got about 2 klm & herd a pop/crack sound like a back fire & then the light went out. i switched the other HID on & with in 20 sec same again then pulled up then bike ran bad like dying from lack of fuel poor idle & kept tweaking the throttle to keep it running until it stalled. turned key off & back on the light came on so turned the light off. tried to restart. Dead flat..

replaced with the OEM lead battery & 6am i rode to my second job (light on) with no problem & back home.

any idea what the problem with the lithium would be ?








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[David37]

Don't waste your $$ on the Braille, it only lasted two years on my 950
SE and then died. I'm running a Ballistic battery now and it starts my bike up without any problems.

[veetwo _tls]

Originally Posted by David37

Don't waste your $$ on the Braille, it only lasted two years on my 950
SE and then died. I'm running a Ballistic battery now and it starts my bike up without any problems.

i bought the antigravity but now got this problem ?


yesterday i installed the Antigravity lithium battery & the bike fired up first hit on the starter :-) 11:50pm rode to work 6klm with 1 HID on.
but this morning at 4:30am cold start about 5 Celcius - The battery would not start it & eventually had to jump start it of a mates 4wd.
i then left work & had 1 HID on & got about 2 klm & herd a pop/crack sound like a back fire & then the light went out. i switched the other HID on & with in 20 sec same again then pulled up then bike ran bad like dying from lack of fuel poor idle & kept tweaking the throttle to keep it running until it stalled. turned key off & back on the light came on so turned the light off. tried to restart. Dead flat..

replaced with the OEM lead battery & 6am i rode to my second job (light on) with no problem & back home.

any idea what the problem with the luthium would be ?



10:15pm about to go to work 1 with SFA sleep out of 31 hrs had only 4 hrs sleep & stressed with a bike unreliable again