Battery recommendations?

Well, it seems after ~10 years my battery is dead on my 1998 VFR.
The Battery tender goes green but when I go to start the bike it just clicks a little and no lights. Then the tender shows red again. This is a new tender and I tried my other tender as well so I know it is working as they charge my car fine.

Any recommendations on a new battery?
Should I go with a Yuasa?

Thx

 

Yuasa, AGM, 11 Amp Hour, left side positive

 

Check out Yuasa Batteries, Inc. Great website and loads of helpful information.

10 years on the original. WOW!

 

yuasa yuasa yuasa accept no subsitute. battery very important...you can run cheap gas but not tires or batteries,....

 

Just as mentioned in the above messages! Cheers to it lasting 10 years that calls for a pint!

 

Agreed - 10 years on a bike battery...I'll have a pint in it's honor as well!

 

Buy a DieHard, its a rebadged Yuasa, costs a few bucks less than what you'd pay at the dealer.

 

Stay away from Everstart Maxx at Walmart!!! Guy I bought my bike from had just put it in and now less than ONE year later its dead and wont charge. I dont have a recipt so they wont exchange it. Sucks because its a $60 battery with a 3 year replacement warranty. I'm sticking with Yuasa from now on!!!!!

 

My 98's original battery just died. Found this post and thought i would just ad to the record. 14 years on one battery.

 

I've been very happy with my Shorai Lithium Iron battery, similar price to a new Yuasa, and I don't need to put it on the battery tender all the time.

 

If you want to see a battery comparison with some insane killer tests check out this link
IntruderAlert Cafe
They really run these batteries though a gauntlet of some over the top tests. The eventual winner is a Motobatt. I picked one up for my 06 VFR and it is rock solid. I stored my bike without charging for 3 months last winter, when I took it out the bike started right up. Put it on a Shumacher charger/analyzer and it still had a 72% charge. I highly recommend it.

 

Yuasa batteries are the bomb. The one for my 95 RR (sold in early 96) went for 9 years without problems. The last few months of the riding season if I left the lights on it needed a little assistance in getting going.