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Rookie Rider · 12-11-2011, 12:34 PM

What is the best new battery and trickle charger to buy for the gz ?

Water Warrior 2 · 12-11-2011, 12:43 PM

A Battery Tender is highly recommended. It is a smart charger and won't overcharge a battery when left on for long periods. I have used mine for the initial first full charge on a new battery and it worked well.
Batteries themselves are a crap shot in some cases. I think the one in the Vstrom is an Energizer. Just make sure you get an AGM(absorbed glass matt)battery. They are superior to the old lead plate design.

Gz Rider · 12-11-2011, 01:56 PM

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ecr959 · 12-11-2011, 02:06 PM

Here's a pic of the original on mine, RR.

And I bought a battery maintainer at Home Depot for $20. Its Black and Decker, its automatic, shuts off when battery is fully charged. ITs about the size of a brick, it has a 2amp setting and a 1amp setting. For $20, you can't go wrong.

And here is a place I found on the net,
they got this one for $35 http://www.batterystuff.com/batteries/m ... 0cc-gz250/

Rookie Rider · 12-28-2011, 01:26 AM

Thank you guys

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12-11-2011, 12:43 PM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: gz250 shopping A Battery Tender is highly recommended. It is a smart charger and won't overcharge a battery when left on for long periods. I have used mine for the initial first full charge on a new battery and it worked well. Batteries themselves are a crap shot in some cases. I think the one in the Vstrom is an Energizer. Just make sure you get an AGM(absorbed glass matt)battery. They are superior to the old lead plate design.
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12-11-2011, 02:06 PM	#4
ecr959 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Happy in Raleigh,NC Posts: 155	Re: gz250 shopping Here's a pic of the original on mine, RR. And I bought a battery maintainer at Home Depot for $20. Its Black and Decker, its automatic, shuts off when battery is fully charged. ITs about the size of a brick, it has a 2amp setting and a 1amp setting. For $20, you can't go wrong. And here is a place I found on the net, they got this one for $35 http://www.batterystuff.com/batteries/m ... 0cc-gz250/ __________________ Eddie Colon -- Raleigh,NC
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12-28-2011, 01:26 AM	#5
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