Sealed Battery for F650GS

wporter · 04-10-2009, 09:32 PM

The OEM wet cell battery in my '02 F650GS recently packed it in. I wanted to avoid the hassle of dismantling the three panel faux tank to check battery fluids and began a three month search for a replacement sealed battery.

A&S Cycle claimed that the sealed replacement battery for my bike was not available anywhere. My only choice was stock or a gell battery that was three times as expensive and still might not fit.

BMW of Santa Cruz County's online catalog claimed to have a sealed AGM in stock, but back ordered it on me. Every couple of weeks I'd call, only to be told, "two more weeks..." When their shipment finally arrived, the manufacturer in Chi-wan-is-stan had reversed the posts on the whole bunch!

After quite a bit of surfing and phone calls, I found Battery Stuff in Grants Pass, Oregon. I bought a sealed AGM battery, sYT12CL, made by Scorpion, for only $58 and free shipping. I had it in two days. A perfect fit, nice and snug, but not too tight. Call Steve at 1-800-362-5397 or go to batterystuff.com and check it out.

Bill

dump-a-thump · 04-10-2009, 10:58 PM

awesome.

i thought i'd have to make a new carbon tray to fit an opti in there..

thanks, d-a-t

JDLuke · 04-11-2009, 04:13 AM

Thank you. I've been waiting on that sealed cell from Santa Cruz myself... I'll just cancel that order and do this instead.

GSBS · 04-11-2009, 05:18 AM

Just ordered one too

I hate dealing with topping off the battery. And it's ALWAYS low every time I check.

Had also been trying to get the BMW Santa Cruz battery and been waiting.

You may want to post this over at Chain Gang as well.

Gravel Seeker · 04-11-2009, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wporter

When their shipment finally arrived, the manufacturer in Chi-wan-is-stan had reversed the posts on the whole bunch!

Bill

FYI

My gel battery has the posts reversed and the cables are just long enough. I was a bit annoyed when I opened the box though.

looks like this (but posts reversed)

/thread jack

zmotomann · 04-12-2009, 09:06 PM

I have been putting ytx14-bs mf in f650gs for a long time.
You need to remove the metal tray under the battery and attach the
the rubber strap to the tray bolt, it fits snug like it belonged there. it is a pretty easy mod. sorry no pics, next time i do a f650 I.ll take pics and write up some instructions.

www.zmwadventures.com

jdaniele · 04-12-2009, 09:08 PM

Try the Deka ETX-15l fits with no mods can be had for 60 bucks

JDLuke · 04-13-2009, 09:42 AM

So I ordered mine on Saturday, and got shipping confirmation this morning. Thanks again!

rob feature · 04-13-2009, 02:00 PM

I used BatteryStuff last week. Ordered a DRZ battery from them...$47 shipped. It showed up in 3 days...Oregon to Tennessee. Fully charged & ready to roll.

2 thumbs up so far...now to see if it'll last.

Batteries for the F650 GS are pretty common in auto parts stores around here too, but I didn't price any

JDLuke · 04-22-2009, 10:39 AM

I guess I should add: Got it on Thursday, had it installed within 15 minutes of arriving home... And no more hooking up that stupid overflow tube!

SASR · 04-22-2009, 01:36 PM

I ordered a battery at 1335 today for my wife's 650 and it will be here by Friday according to Steve. Impressive!

sjeproductions · 07-16-2009, 06:07 AM

Just installed the Scorpion Battery on my 01 Dakar!!

Finally a sealed battery. Would definetly recommend it and batterystuff.com $58, free shipping and had it in 2 days!!

JimR · 07-16-2009, 10:49 AM

Now that BMW has the G650GS engines made in China they should just go ahead and put a gross of these batteries from Scorpion on the same boat and lose the lead-acid batteries all together......or does that make too much sense?

Jimmymac · 08-15-2009, 04:58 PM

Due to this thread, I purchased the 12 Volt AGM Maintenance free, sYT12CL, made by Scorpion from batteryStuff.com.
I ordered the battery on August 13th and it arrived in Florida on August 15th. It was double boxed with foam in between.
Excellent shipping and packaging IMO.

I have ZERO mechanical background and actually just got my first bike last week after passing the MSF course - 2007 BMW F650 GS.The battery went in with no problems whatsoever. I pushed the old batteries' snorkel through the hole and couldn't figure out where it goes LOL. Guess it'll fall out on it's own !?

.

I added a SAE cable right to the battery as well to run the slime compressor I bought. First mechanical thing I ever did in my life. Was pretty easy. Took 30 minutes and most of that was figuring out how to remove the faux gas tank.

Even with the old battery off the bike I couldn't see the line for water without a flashlight. Won't have to worry about that anymore.

Anyone have any feedback on the longevity of this battery ?

Anyway thanks for the thread. It helped me out.

azgsa · 11-20-2009, 02:54 PM

Thanks for the info, ordered.

04-10-2009, 09:32 PM	#1
wporter ^OP n00b Joined: Aug 2006 Location: N. Oregon Coast Oddometer: 2	Sealed Battery for F650GS The OEM wet cell battery in my '02 F650GS recently packed it in. I wanted to avoid the hassle of dismantling the three panel faux tank to check battery fluids and began a three month search for a replacement sealed battery. A&S Cycle claimed that the sealed replacement battery for my bike was not available anywhere. My only choice was stock or a gell battery that was three times as expensive and still might not fit. BMW of Santa Cruz County's online catalog claimed to have a sealed AGM in stock, but back ordered it on me. Every couple of weeks I'd call, only to be told, "two more weeks..." When their shipment finally arrived, the manufacturer in Chi-wan-is-stan had reversed the posts on the whole bunch! After quite a bit of surfing and phone calls, I found Battery Stuff in Grants Pass, Oregon. I bought a sealed AGM battery, sYT12CL, made by Scorpion, for only $58 and free shipping. I had it in two days. A perfect fit, nice and snug, but not too tight. Call Steve at 1-800-362-5397 or go to batterystuff.com and check it out. Bill

04-11-2009, 04:13 AM	#3
JDLuke Ravening for delight Joined: May 2007 Location: New Jersey Oddometer: 8,645	Thank you. I've been waiting on that sealed cell from Santa Cruz myself... I'll just cancel that order and do this instead. __________________ Why did I drink all of the ingredients for vomit? "Used to be Man vs. Nature.. then Man vs. Space.. then Man vs. the Moon. Now it's Man vs. Food" - Dalar "you cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into." - Jonathan Swift JDLuke screwed with this post 04-11-2009 at 05:10 AM

04-11-2009, 05:18 AM	#4
GSBS FunHog Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Blount Springs, AL Oddometer: 3,446	Thanks!!!! Just ordered one too I hate dealing with topping off the battery. And it's ALWAYS low every time I check. Had also been trying to get the BMW Santa Cruz battery and been waiting. You may want to post this over at Chain Gang as well. __________________ My book's website (Now Available) 2003 BMW F650 Dakar (Back from the Brink) 2003 Victory V92C + Velorex sidecar chassis + Harley sidecar body (Canine Chariot) 2010 WR250R (Twiggy)

04-12-2009, 09:06 PM	#6
zmotomann No Quarter Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Oddometer: 371	battery I have been putting ytx14-bs mf in f650gs for a long time. You need to remove the metal tray under the battery and attach the the rubber strap to the tray bolt, it fits snug like it belonged there. it is a pretty easy mod. sorry no pics, next time i do a f650 I.ll take pics and write up some instructions. www.zmwadventures.com __________________ " Don't stop riding or you will stop " zmotomann: www.zmwadventures.com

04-12-2009, 09:08 PM	#7
jdaniele Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Now residing in Queens Oddometer: 944	Try the Deka ETX-15l fits with no mods can be had for 60 bucks __________________ JD (K2ADV) "These pretzels are makin me thirsty" I can't seem to remember why I don't drink anymore.

04-10-2009, 10:58 PM	#2
dump-a-thump lapsed atheist Joined: Aug 2008 Location: NxNW Oddometer: 559	awesome. i thought i'd have to make a new carbon tray to fit an opti in there.. thanks, d-a-t

04-13-2009, 09:42 AM	#8
JDLuke Ravening for delight Joined: May 2007 Location: New Jersey Oddometer: 8,645	So I ordered mine on Saturday, and got shipping confirmation this morning. Thanks again! __________________ Why did I drink all of the ingredients for vomit? "Used to be Man vs. Nature.. then Man vs. Space.. then Man vs. the Moon. Now it's Man vs. Food" - Dalar "you cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into." - Jonathan Swift

04-13-2009, 02:00 PM	#9
rob feature Domain Ranger Joined: May 2005 Location: Wheat Ridge, CO Oddometer: 3,302	I used BatteryStuff last week. Ordered a DRZ battery from them...$47 shipped. It showed up in 3 days...Oregon to Tennessee. Fully charged & ready to roll. 2 thumbs up so far...now to see if it'll last. Batteries for the F650 GS are pretty common in auto parts stores around here too, but I didn't price any __________________

04-22-2009, 10:39 AM	#10
JDLuke Ravening for delight Joined: May 2007 Location: New Jersey Oddometer: 8,645	I guess I should add: Got it on Thursday, had it installed within 15 minutes of arriving home... And no more hooking up that stupid overflow tube! __________________ Why did I drink all of the ingredients for vomit? "Used to be Man vs. Nature.. then Man vs. Space.. then Man vs. the Moon. Now it's Man vs. Food" - Dalar "you cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into." - Jonathan Swift

04-22-2009, 01:36 PM	#11
SASR Kopfjager Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Olalla, WA Oddometer: 149	Nice!! I ordered a battery at 1335 today for my wife's 650 and it will be here by Friday according to Steve. Impressive! __________________ "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter. You will meet them doing various things with resolve, but their interest rarely holds because after the other thing ordinary life is as flat as the taste of wine when the taste buds have been burned off your tongue."

07-16-2009, 06:07 AM	#12
sjeproductions Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Boulder, CO Oddometer: 239	BatteryStuff and Scorpion are great Just installed the Scorpion Battery on my 01 Dakar!! Finally a sealed battery. Would definetly recommend it and batterystuff.com $58, free shipping and had it in 2 days!!

07-16-2009, 10:49 AM	#13
JimR Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Central Ohio Oddometer: 409	Scorpion Batteries Now that BMW has the G650GS engines made in China they should just go ahead and put a gross of these batteries from Scorpion on the same boat and lose the lead-acid batteries all together......or does that make too much sense?

08-15-2009, 04:58 PM	#14
Jimmymac Adventurer Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Sarasota, Fla Oddometer: 11	Due to this thread, I purchased the 12 Volt AGM Maintenance free, sYT12CL, made by Scorpion from batteryStuff.com. I ordered the battery on August 13th and it arrived in Florida on August 15th. It was double boxed with foam in between. Excellent shipping and packaging IMO. I have ZERO mechanical background and actually just got my first bike last week after passing the MSF course - 2007 BMW F650 GS.The battery went in with no problems whatsoever. I pushed the old batteries' snorkel through the hole and couldn't figure out where it goes LOL. Guess it'll fall out on it's own !? . I added a SAE cable right to the battery as well to run the slime compressor I bought. First mechanical thing I ever did in my life. Was pretty easy. Took 30 minutes and most of that was figuring out how to remove the faux gas tank. Even with the old battery off the bike I couldn't see the line for water without a flashlight. Won't have to worry about that anymore. Anyone have any feedback on the longevity of this battery ? Anyway thanks for the thread. It helped me out.

11-20-2009, 02:54 PM	#15
azgsa Apathetic Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Maricopa City, AZ Oddometer: 1,247	Thanks for the info, ordered. __________________ AARG! 07 GSA, 07 XChallenge, 06 Scrambler, 99 R12RS, ...

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