Topic: battery acid

[78whiteorbs]

Got some batteries off the "bay" and low and behold no acid...
The price was just to good to be true I guess.. now having a hard time getting battery acid local, where can this be had?

[bjbuchanan]

I know that you can get the electrolyte at Autozone, its like 5$. Whether or not the autozone has it and also whether the guy knows it can be sold is different at every place. Only reason I knew when I worked there was because of curiousity. They are not all just retards

[Tempast]

Really not surprised they didn't ship with acid. That's a hazard waiting to happen. And it's a good thing. Buy a few and store them, they won't go bad until you put acid in it.

[PeWe]

Closed GEL battery is easy to use and maintain. NO leak if bike fall...

[70CB750]

Yes, Autozone has it, bought it there myself.

[brewsky]

Any motorcycle shop should have it in bulk.

Should be free if you know anyone there.

[Airborne 82nd]

They even have it at my local Walmart.

[78whiteorbs]

Were in walmart? Autozone are retards mostly here,lol....local motoshop is a VTwin only " NO JAP BIKE" there words not mine shop.

[flybox1]

Were in walmart? Autozone are retards mostly here,lol....local motoshop is a VTwin only " NO JAP BIKE" there words not mine shop.

how do they know what bike your battery is going in? 

[78whiteorbs]

Good point but if they ask what bike is it for....I refuse to do business with arrogant ,"if it aint an american vtwin it a aint a motorcycle type" . Idid just find it at napa, 5 quarts for 16 bucks.

[flybox1]

Good point but if they ask what bike is it for....I refuse to do business with arrogant ,"if it aint an american vtwin it a aint a motorcycle type" . Idid just find it at napa, 5 quarts for 16 bucks.

Ya...we got those types around here, too...

[lucky]

Got some batteries off the "bay" and low and behold no acid...
The price was just to good to be true I guess.. now having a hard time getting battery acid local, where can this be had?

Very easy...just go to any motorcycle dealership.

[78whiteorbs]

Lucky the dealerships hear dont have one hot  minute for you if you arent buying a new jet ski or a "Busa" ....Even when I go in with a part number its generally slightly less fun that hitting yourself in the head with a hammer.

[Stev-o]

Good point but if they ask what bike is it for....I refuse to do business with arrogant ,"if it aint an american vtwin it a aint a motorcycle type" . Idid just find it at napa, 5 quarts for 16 bucks.

5 quarts?  Lifetime supply!   Buy a sealed one next time orbs.

[78whiteorbs]

Lucky the dealerships hear dont have one hot  minute for you if you arent buying a new jet ski or a "Busa" ....Even when I go in with a part number its generally slightly less fun that hitting yourself in the head with a hammer.

Let's see, you buy your battery for cheap online, thumbing your nose at the local shops, and then complain that they won't give you free battery acid or wish to help you out in evasion of their business.

Who's the villain here? 

Old people are funny, keep breathing.
Noteworthy : didnt complain once about not getting anything for free. Dealerships arent in the business of selling batteries around here. I would love to support a brick and mortar business. The only ones around here only cater to HD's and wouldnt even consider any of our JAP bikes fit for a woman...that kind of mindset. Would you pay three times as much for a battery at such a place? Takes a special kind of person to embark on such a venture. I am not special .

[78whiteorbs]

Go Napa!

[MoMo]

Just think, you can now go into business selling acid.....whoops wrong era

[DH]

Lucky the dealerships hear dont have one hot  minute for you if you arent buying a new jet ski or a "Busa" ....Even when I go in with a part number its generally slightly less fun that hitting yourself in the head with a hammer.
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+1 Orbs
There was a shop around here like that for a good long while. Word has a way of getting around though, and the "take it or leave it" type attitude will come back to bite 'em in the a$$.. Good that you found a source. I just installed an "Everstart"
from Wal Mart and was worried if there'd be enough acid with the battery to fill it
completely. Made it, but close..

[ekpent]

What's that teeny little battery in the pic go to anyways ?

[grcamna2]

What's that teeny little battery in the pic go to anyways ?

I'm guessing a vintage dual purpose or a little 125

[78whiteorbs]

Jep, a 1978 ts185, the one for my 1970 ct175 is even smaller. Cute huh?

[78whiteorbs]

[78whiteorbs]

All these except the t500 take the little three cell batteries and except for the r5 take 6v....go ask if they can order you wanna those at your local HOG store.... now there is a foolish thought. If its ob the shelf local I hate waiting for mail order but sadly nowadays the shops that can get it are ordering from the same place you would be...why not come home to it on my doorstep and side step the price gouge. Just makes good sense to be a good steward of your money in my book but hey what do I know :-)

Btw these are all my non hondas, for posterity sake I have a few 750's a 400f and 360t as well as a mt250 ko elsinore I am restoring...

[MoMo]

Nice collection of 2smokers .  Of the bikes I own my favorite  is the  Suzuki S32...Larry

[ekpent]

I like that T500