Need a battery for your motorcycle

[tomcycle]

Tired of paying those dealer prices for a battery for your bike.:mad3:I know they have to make some money, but batteries are not their business so don't blame them for the prices. We now have a alternative

I occasionally post companies that give me a deal and offer that to DSBC members.

This time its Battery Direct

Battery Direct® Vancouver
3981 Phillips Avenue Burnaby, BC V5A 3K4
Telephone Number: (604) 420-7737
Fax Number: (604) 420-7738
Contact: John Vanden Broek
Email: [email protected]

The guy to talk to is John and tell him your with DualSportBC and he will give you the best possible deal for any battery you want.

I just picked up a Battery for my DRZ400, Dealer wanted 176.00 less my 10%, Lordco wanted 126.00. Ebay USA will end up about 90.00 cdn plus I have to PU the battery in Blaine.

Battery Direct..........68.00 Canadian

For you guys out of town check out the other Battery Direct locations at http://www.batterydirect.com

He even can get those hard to find BMW Gel Cells

Call here first for any battery you might want first, you will be happy :hf:you did.:tup::tup:

If you use John to purchase your battery please post here, and let us know how you made out.

Tom Timmerman

 

[betaboy]

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Tom, what is the quality of the battarey? I too bought battareys from them 2 years ago for our 125cc Rotax Karts, and they were a perfect match as far as size and amperage, but they all broke within a few months. The vibration damaged the insides, each time it cost me or my son a DNF. We went to the Yuasa (same model no. as stock Suzuki DRZ 400) and never had any trouble again, matter of fact it is in my Suzuki now, on it,s 3rd year. One hard bump is all it took. I would rather pay a few bucks more than push my Suzook home..

 

[tomcycle]

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betaboy wrote:

Tom, what is the quality of the battarey? I too bought battareys from them 2 years ago for our 125cc Rotax Karts, and they were a perfect match as far as size and amperage, but they all broke within a few months. The vibration damaged the insides, each time it cost me or my son a DNF. We went to the Yuasa (same model no. as stock Suzuki DRZ 400) and never had any trouble again, matter of fact it is in my Suzuki now, on it,s 3rd year. One hard bump is all it took. I would rather pay a few bucks more than push my Suzook home..

I cant comment on the quality yet. I called John at Battery Direct and told him your story and he hopes he took care of you. He said like all things there will be from time to time a bad unit, thats why they come with a warranty. He said the batteries all come with a 1 year warranty (thats good).

I have bought many batteries over my 30 years of riding and found that the Yausa is a first class product, that said I have still bought a lot of batteries because the Yausa has failed. Not sure what that means other than batteries fail. Could be my maintenance schedule:?


Now if you are racing and you count on your equipment, then I would think you would be taking a chance on a unknown, low pricedproduct. The price of a Yuasa from the dealer is more than double, it all cant be profit, I would hope for some quality to go along with that price.


The battery is made in China (what isn't now) so the quality could be questionable.
Whats the worst that could happen? Push my bike home? That won't happen I carry jumper cables.

Tom

 

[shorty]

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If I want to deal with one of the local dealers, should I still call John first?

 

[tomcycle]

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Call him and see what he can do

Tom

 

[skidmark43]

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Great lead here Tom. Thanks for saving me some $$ and waiting period.

Following your advice I bought a new battery for the Husky over a year ago from Battery Direct. Told the fellow (Len Greene) that I was with a club called DualSportBC and understood we had a cash account setup. Great experience / price, and the battery is still doing great (as I'd expect) a year later.

Sunday I determined that the battery (original 10 years old?) in the streetbike was starting to leak :mad3:.

So I called Battery Direct again (spoke with Len). He had a replacement in stock at a sharp price and told me I could pick it up freshly charged in 3 hours.

I sure was happyto have "parts on the shelf at a reasonable price" when I needed them.

Tom, thanks for providing us this great lead.

 

[cathouse willy]

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I just picked up a battery for the Klr at Battery Direct. I dealt with John a friendly fellow, and I got an excellent price ,52 plus taxes. A good place to deal with.

Bill

 

[skidmark43]

Picking up a new battery for the yellow Husky from Jeremy at Battery Direct today.
I mentioned DualSportBC and he remembered me from last year (needed a battery for a car).
He noted that he sells batteries every month to our club members & appreciates the business.

A good business offering us a good price. Thanks for setting this up long ago, Tom.

 

[gryphon51]

I will remember this when the need arises... Thanks!