Lithium Ion batteries...

[ZLTFUL]

Anyone have any experience with them? Battery was dead on the multi this morning. Pretty shitty for a less than year old battery. 

[live2ride]

i think you mean lithium iron phosphate battery.  LiFePO4

that said, i dont have one.  i use a regular sealed battery and its gone 4 years with a battery tender during the off-seasons

[memper]

Just read a super write up on making these yourself for considerably less $. A123 cells are what you want. All over eBay. Think I will make one over the winter cuz my Odyssey is a friggin boulder.

[suzyj]

A123 cells are teh awesome.

I've been using an A123 lifepo4 battery for  around eighteen months, and it's worked like a charm. Highly recommended.

[graydo]

I have had the Shorai for about the same length of time as Suzy, 18 months and love it.
Incredible weight saving and works great.

[Ddan]

A123 cells are teh awesome.

I've been using an A123 lifepo4 battery for  around eighteen months, and it's worked like a charm. Highly recommended.

A123 went Chapter 11 last month, I don't know if they are still manufacturing or not

[Roaduser]

im sure ebay is still producing plenty of fakes tho!!   

it is sad that they have filed for bankruptcy... its a little hard to understand in what i assumed was such an emerging market. sounds like they will be brought out by another usa company now so they shouldnt stop production.

[ZLTFUL]

Great info. Thanks people.

[memper]

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__6444__GENUINE_A123_Systems_26650A_LiFePo4_Cell_w_tabs.html

Good price.

[carbmon]

I have had the Shorai for about the same length of time as Suzy, 18 months and love it.
Incredible weight saving and works great.

+3 (I now have Shorai in all my bikes + 1 of their chargers for maintenance)   

[koko64]

+4.
In both my bikes and I recommend them to customers. When I service a customers bike I balance charge and test the battery as part of the service with tne Shorai diag/charger. The distributor is very helpful and backs the warranty.
Some of the board sponsors sell them, so you know you have local support.

[live2ride]

are maintenance chargers needed for these LiFePO4 batteries?  isn't that one of the benefits?  lighter weight and no need to trickle charge constantly?

also, are people using 4-cell batteries or 8-cell?

[IdZer0]

I was just wondering about these a while ago, and one question I still have is: If these are so great, why don't manufacurers use them OEM? I mean if you look at all the trouble they go through to make a bike lighter, would'nt a LiFePO4 battery be a no-brainer?

[EEL]

I've owned a Shorai since june 2011. Still starts up fine. never charged it or done anything to it yet. it just runs. If it lasts me 3 years - 4 years I'll be happy. Halfway there already.

[tuxicle]

I've had a Shorai in my 695 since May this year. Haven't had any issues yet.