hmm. well luckily that is a short time away.

I think I got mine directly from shorai. 

this'll be my next winter's mod i think... haha

just got mine in the mail....can't ride for a bit, but it's making me want to rip the tools out.

waiting for some tubes to come shortly, then do it all at once

Well looks like I am going to get a 14ah version.  I bid on one on eBay for the hell of it figuring I would get outbid but I won.  I wanted to get the 18 even though the 14 is fine for starting my bike. oh well..

Cool - walking distance from work.  Maybe I can pick one up when the revised version is ready.

From the company blog:

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Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Production Delay Announcement
Shorai LFX have gotten tremendous reviews from our customers who have used them, and our initial sales were much higher than expected. We are currently out of stock. We have decided to upgrade the LFX batteries, including tougher terminals which are 50% thicker and do cell revisions for even better performance at high and low temperatures. But we are facing a substantial delay due to the new tooling required, and so it is likely that we not be re-stocked with LFX again until about the middle of April 2011.
We will post an announcement a few weeks before the next shipment arrives, and will re-enable the “Buy” buttons on the Shorai website then.

We apologize for the delay. In the long run, we believe that continuing to improve the best powersports battery can only be a good thing for all. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Shorai Inc.
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BK

Someone earlier asked if it is okay to leave it on the tender like some of us do in the winter time( -40 degrees Celsius) without any consequences. Anybody know the answer to this one? I know some lithium batteries don't like being"over charged." Weight savings look great, what is the math here, 10 pounds equals one horsepower?

Quote from: Duc796canada on February 25, 2011, 11:42:24 AM
Someone earlier asked if it is okay to leave it on the tender like some of us do in the winter time( -40 degrees Celsius) without any consequences. Anybody know the answer to this one? I know some lithium batteries don't like being"over charged." Weight savings look great, what is the math here, 10 pounds equals one horsepower?

Speedcell (that uses a123 cylindrical cells) says no

Shorai said it is OK- but I noticed the small 1.5 amp chargers do nothing to charge the batteries. We use a ODYSSEY Ultimizer Battery Charger/Maintainer: 6amp to set up the batteries and then never put a charger on it again.

If you have a constant drain from an alarm, I would use at least a 6amp maintainer.

We just ran out of the Shorai last week. We put in a big order with them. We should have plenty.

We are offering 10% off on all pre-orders.
Contact Matt@motowheels.com if you are interested and we will put you on a contact list.

-M

Quote from: BK_856er on February 24, 2011, 10:49:59 PM
Cool - walking distance from work.  Maybe I can pick one up when the revised version is ready.

From the company blog:

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Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Production Delay Announcement
Shorai LFX have gotten tremendous reviews from our customers who have used them, and our initial sales were much higher than expected. We are currently out of stock. We have decided to upgrade the LFX batteries, including tougher terminals which are 50% thicker and do cell revisions for even better performance at high and low temperatures. But we are facing a substantial delay due to the new tooling required, and so it is likely that we not be re-stocked with LFX again until about the middle of April 2011.
We will post an announcement a few weeks before the next shipment arrives, and will re-enable the “Buy” buttons on the Shorai website then.

We apologize for the delay. In the long run, we believe that continuing to improve the best powersports battery can only be a good thing for all. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Shorai Inc.
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BK

  Here's my new Shorai battery



The rectifier went out and drained my battery dry.

Quote from: moto on February 25, 2011, 01:25:46 PM
We just ran out of the Shorai last week. We put in a big order with them. We should have plenty.

We are offering 10% off on all pre-orders.
Contact Matt@motowheels.com if you are interested and we will put you on a contact list.

-M

  Any chance on ordering one of those Shorai battery chargers?

Quote from: danaid on February 25, 2011, 04:11:06 PM
 
  Any chance on ordering one of those Shorai battery chargers?

I was told the Shorai chargers were not available yet.

One have one of these left in stock: ODYSSEY Ultimizer Battery Charger/Maintainer: 6amp

another similar style battery full spectrum appears to offer a tender that is made specifically for the lithium style batteries maybe this will work with shorai?

also they seem to have a competeing product that appears to be the same thing.

Quote from: sbrguy on February 25, 2011, 09:18:55 PM
another similar style battery full spectrum appears to offer a tender that is made specifically for the lithium style batteries maybe this will work with shorai?

also they seem to have a competeing product that appears to be the same thing.

Price, and the two year warranty was what directed me to the Shorai battery. I debated on getting the full spectrum battery especially because it is made in the U.S. but no warranty.

Finally installed today and I am very happy.  Bike starts better then it has for a while.  I am do for my 12k service so I can't wait to see how it works after that.  One of the best things is it is so small I was able to fit my PCIII and the battery in the battery tray.  This is great because before my PCIII was zip tied to the top of my open airbox just kind of hovering.  I can't wait to see how the next couple of cold starts are now that the battery is probably all charged up.

Quote from: Duc796canada on February 25, 2011, 11:42:24 AM
Someone earlier asked if it is okay to leave it on the tender like some of us do in the winter time( -40 degrees Celsius) without any consequences. Anybody know the answer to this one? I know some lithium batteries don't like being"over charged." Weight savings look great, what is the math here, 10 pounds equals one horsepower?

The shorai site has a FAQ section that answers many questions. Even in the winter I start up my bike at least every couple weeks and let it run for a bit, and I don't really worry about it. From what I understand from their FAQ: if your bike is going to sit for more than a couple months, you might want to hit it with a tender, but it shouldn't be necessary. If you have an alarm or a clock, just disconnect the battery and the above should work for you as well.

Quote from: Duc796canada on February 25, 2011, 11:42:24 AM
Weight savings look great, what is the math here, 10 pounds equals one horsepower?

I think this equation applies mostly to wheels (tires, rotors), not to parts of the bike that don't move. Still reducing weight is always good!