Topic: Small battery for cb400f

[Owned]

Can anyone point me to a small AGM type battery that is suitable fr a CB400f.  Stock electrics and I'll be keeping the Electric start.  Custum mount to suit battery.

[Owned]

The smallest i've seen is: YTX14AH...Are there not any other options???

[Alan F.]

I just spent 30 seconds searching the web for 'agm battery cb400f' and found this when I searched the site for a cb400f battery

http://www.bikebatts.com/product_info.php?&products_id=79

I guess a 400f takes a 12 ah unit.

Cheapest AGM I've ever seen.
-Alan

[Owned]

Could this 12ah battery work:  http://cgi.ebay.com/RBC6-12v-12ah-SLA-Sealed-Lead-Acid-APC-UPS-Battery-ZEUS_W0QQitemZ390159738311QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_UPS?hash=item5ad75525c7#ht_2240wt_939

It's small!  Anyone think it would just run out of steam in a matter of seconds, or work ok?

[Hoosier Daddy]

Could this 12ah battery work:  http://cgi.ebay.com/RBC6-12v-12ah-SLA-Sealed-Lead-Acid-APC-UPS-Battery-ZEUS_W0QQitemZ390159738311QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_UPS?hash=item5ad75525c7#ht_2240wt_939

It's small!  Anyone think it would just run out of steam in a matter of seconds, or work ok?

If it is truely a 12 AH (Ampere Hour)battery it will be capable of dischargeing 12 amps at the rated (12) voltage for 1 hour. The thing that concerns me about those style of batteries is the connections, tiny flat spade connectores usuall are made for a 12g wire at the most. Where you can see the original battery wires on your bike are much larger, to handle the load of the starter circut.

[Alan F.]

Some have used that type in bikes before, but with minimal electrical systems and no electric start...like a race bike.

[NobleHops]

Exhuming this thread because I am also searching for an AGM battery for my 400F project, I did not find one sold by the big players, but I did find this:

http://www.batterymart.com/p-ytx14-bs-agm-maintenance-free-battery.html

Hope that's helpful to someone.

N.