Time for a new battery. Recommendations, please?

[Curmudgeon]

The stock Yuasa is an AGM, and AGM batteries do not leak except in very rare circumstances.

[d3vi@nt]

No FHE, but EarthX has always looked interesting:
http://earthxbatteries.com/product-category/motorcycle

[Charlie98]

Not to threadjack, but this is sort of relevant...

Are Battery Tenders the correct charger for the AGM batteries?  Years ago I used an old 'trickle' charger on my 650's AGM battery(s)... it was killing them in about a year!  Guy down at the auto parts store explained the difference to me in battery construction and charging needs.

My 796 came with a remote pigtail in place, and what I am assuming is the stock battery (I haven't looked at it, yet.)  I need to get a new maintenance charger but don't want to get the wrong one and/or destroy my battery.

[Curmudgeon]

Battery Tender Jr. is fine. Normally though, I top up the charge every couple of weeks rather than leave it on as some do. My T-100 uses the same Yuasa AGM as our 796. Touch wood, still OK after 7 years!

[Howie]

Many of us tend to call trickle chargers Battery Tenders, think Kleenex or Fridge.  Many trickle chargers today are compatible with AGM or gel batteries.  Your batteries probably were not killed by the Tender unless either there was either something wrong with the charger (they can fail and overcharge)  or the bike was used infrequently.  The difference between a regular tender and one for AGM is float voltage. AGM requires a higher rate to fully charge the battery.  Not a big deal.

Battery Tender Jr. is fine. Normally though, I top up the charge every couple of weeks rather than leave it on as some do. My T-100 uses the same Yuasa AGM as our 796. Touch wood, still OK after 7 years!

Yep.