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Which battery would you recommend for a R75/5.
I guess much have happened since the 70s which my manual is from.
Gel, lead-acid...?? and how many Ah would you recommend?

I use the Panasonic
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s ... asonic+lc-
It comes in the thin size the fits (important) my swb 1970 r75/5.
No complaints at all.

After seeing the posts, I checked again and this is an AGM after all.

Oddysey PC680 , they're AGM type...I have 1 going on 6 years running fine, 1 at 4 years, 1 at 3years....all good if you charge em up the right way.

AGM's are much less finicky than gels. Thus, I either go with the cheapest wet cell I can find, or I go with an Odyssey. I've given up on gels.

For something prone to falling over (GS's, for instance), I never go wet cell. My Oilhead has an Odyssey. My Suzuki DRZ400 has a lithium - which also is super light, but I wouldn't spend for one of those for a normal street bike. Where I live there's a long winter, so the fact that both lithium's and AGM's will better stand sitting without being used for long periods is important to me. If I lived somewhere with a year-long riding season, I'd be a lot more likely to run a conventional wet-cell in the Oilhead. My /2 held a wet-cell, but that was mostly because it just seemed wrong to put anything more modern in there.

Thanks alot! How many Ah would you recommend?

http://www.batterymart.com/p-yix-30l-ag ... 0s-battery

If you have the LWB - larger battery tray

More cranking than most.

Cheaper

No maintenance

Made in USA

Think it's the house brand for the factory that makes Yuasa

slyngej wrote:Thanks alot! How many Ah would you recommend?

The Deka specs: 12 volt 325cca 19ah
Sealed AGM Deep Cycle
Left Hand +, YB16C-B
7.7kg
175 x 100 x 155mm

When thinking about batteries and charging systems it's worthwhile to think about the consumption side of the equation.

An early airhead with a worn and Weak starter motor will suck the life out of most batteries on a cold start and the battery won't have time to recover if used on short trips. it can worthwhile to think about a new starter that will kick the engine into life much more quickly and really reduce drain on the battery at startup.

My motorcycle had a hard time recharging the gel battery ive used. Which kind of battery i best for short trips, are some batteries easier for the bike to charge?