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[morsey]

Anyone heard of Yuasa. http://www.yuasaeurope.com/en-gb/ thinking of buying over bosch??? Any advice would be great.

[techieboy]

Mahoosive company and big sponsor in motorsport. I'd still have a Bosch battery though.

[slindborg]

tbh makes no odds... so long as they come with warranty

[ChrisS1]

Manufacturer supplied battery on a number of motorbikes so a reputable company.

[ghand]

I watched a program on tv with batteries being made on a production line that then split off in all directions so they could all be badged and packaged for different company's at massively different prices just like most stuff these days I suppose. Yuasa are a well known brand probably made in the same factory as Bosch and all the others

[Vaux Pop]

My local Halfords now sells Yuasa in place of Bosch as their premium brand.

 

Yuasa sponsors Team Dynamics BTCC Team, running Honda Civic Tourers this year for their recent champions Matt Neal and Gordon Sheddon.

[slindborg]

My local Halfords now sells Yuasa in place of Bosch as their premium brand.

 

Yuasa sponsors Team Dynamics BTCC Team, running Honda Civic Tourers this year for their recent champions Matt Neal and Gordon Sheddon.

 

 

Funny that halfords do that.... given they used to (and probably still do) sponsor the Yuasa team

 

http://www.flickr.co...cc/10264337476/

 

Edited by slindborg, 24 March 2014 - 05:15 PM.

[Zoobeef]

When I swapped my tits Bosch battery at halford they gave me one of these in replacement. Aslong as electricity comes out I dont care.

[Ormes]

Re: halfords... their 3 and 4 yr guarantee 063's are branded "halfords" and their 5 yr guaranteed batteries are Yuasa, but as per the web site, they will sometimes supply Bosch as an alternative.   ...been looking at battery's recently as mines getting on a bit (nearly 4 years) and isn't holding charge as well as it did.

[KurtVerbose]

Had loads of 'em on various bikes over the years. Quality batteries.

[Anarchy]

Pretty sure I have one in the VX, sounded like a cheapo brand I had never heard of at the time but has lasted 3 or so years so far.

[morsey]

Seems pretty positive. I will see what the cost differences are. The one i been spec'd is the top one with 50ah, what ever that means. The factory one is 43ah????

[Zoobeef]

Amp-hour is how much energy is stored in the battery. 1ah could light a 1 amp bulb for an hour. A 2ah battery could light 2x 1 amp bulbs for an hour, (or 1x 1 amp bulb for 2 hours) etc. Car batterys are normally classified by CCA (cold cranking amps) though as thats when the batterys are mostly used, the short sharp shock of starting.

[morsey]

About as clear as mud. Lol

[KurtVerbose]

About as clear as mud. Lol

 

Just think 'electric pixies'.  

[Vaux Pop]

Re: halfords... their 3 and 4 yr guarantee 063's are branded "halfords" and their 5 yr guaranteed batteries are Yuasa, but as per the web site, they will sometimes supply Bosch as an alternative.   ...been looking at battery's recently as mines getting on a bit (nearly 4 years) and isn't holding charge as well as it did.

 

I bought a new battery last week because the starter would barely turn the engine, even when the battery was fully charged.

A Bosch 063 S4 4-year guarantee £32.87 'click and collect' from Euro Car Parts. Halfords 3-year guarantee - £59.99.

[Zoobeef]

Never get anything from halfords without a trade card

[ghand]

Seems pretty positive. I will see what the cost differences are. The one i been spec'd is the top one with 50ah, what ever that means. The factory one is 43ah????

Seems positive hope Nelly doesn't spot that or it could be a long night.