Lithium-Ion batteries...

[dougie]

Does anyone have experience with these batteries in an airhead?
http://www.shoraipower.com/c-1-batteries.aspx
The one for my bike weighs 4.2 lbs!

[SteveD]

No experience ...hope this helps.

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle- ... attery.htm

[Major Softie]

I would sure be tempted to try the 18 Ah one for $109.

[Jean]

I would pay special attention to the characteristics of discharge rate (as in STARTER-service) and the charging system on the bike. Some very-high-tech light-weight batteries cannot deliver the high current for starting without a severe voltage drop and getting hot.

[Major Softie]

The WebBikeWorld review sure manages to take an awful long time to say very little.

Here's a much shorter article that, I think, actually gives a bit more info.
http://www.motorcycle.com/products/shor ... 91165.html

[Roy Gavin]

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=770364

Nice thread if you have a spare couple of hours to read it,and a brain that doesnt hurt easily, but I think the gist of it is that he prefers anti gravity batteries, mainly because the Shorai exploded under his harsh and unusual testing.

EME doesnt like the Shorai either, and you will probably understand why if you read the whole thread.

[mattcfish]

Feeling vindicated after reading the links above. It's now OK to call them Lithium "Iron" not "Ion".
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3974&p=47687&hilit= ... ron#p47687

[Major Softie]

Feeling vindicated after reading the links above. It's now OK to call them Lithium "Iron" not "Ion".
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3974&p=47687&hilit= ... ron#p47687

Actually, the controversy was not between Lithium "iron' and lithium "ion," it was more between lithium "iron" and lithium "iron phosphate." Still, I think you are correct: you have been vindicated.



even though lithium iron batteries are just a smaller subset of lithium ion batteries so they are STILL lithium ion batteries...