BMW Motorcycles Replacement Battery Chart

If your motorcycle battery is dead then you have come to the right place!

This motorcycle battery finder will help you select the right battery for your motorcycle. Whether you’re going for a cheap lead-acid battery, a better quality one, like a VRLA or AGM or whether you want to step into the future and buy a lightweight Lithium battery, this guide is for you.

We’ve listed every make and model we can find. For popular manufacturers you can click the link below to be taken to their dedicated page. If your bike isn’t in our ‘popular’ list, it’ll be in the table below.

We’ve used the popular brand Yuasa as our reference. If you don’t want a Yuasa battery, never fear, you can use our motorcycle battery cross reference chart at the bottom of the page to see the corresponding reference number for other popular makes including Exide and MotoBatt.

And if you want to switch to a lightweight Lithium battery (they also almost never go flat), then we’ve got a handy conversion table for you lower down the page too.

What are you waiting for? Ready, steady, CHARGE!

BMW Motorcycle and Scooter Battery Replacement Chart

Model	From	To	Standard Battery	Lightweight Lithium
BMW C 400 GT ABS	2019	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW C 400 GT SE ABS	2020	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW C 400 X ABS	2018	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW C 600 Sport ABS	2012	2015	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C 600 Sport ABS	2012	2012	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW C 600 Sport Edition ABS	2014	2015	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C 650 GT ABS	2012	2021	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C 650 GT Edition ABS	2014	2015	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C 650 GT Highline ABS	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C 650 GT LS Highline ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C 650 LS Sport Highline ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C 650 Sport ABS	2016	2021	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C 650 Sport Highline ABS	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW C Evolution ABS	2013	2021	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW C Evolution ABS Long Range	2020	2021	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW C1 125	2000	2004	YTX14AH-BS	YTX14AH-BS Lithium
BMW C1 125 ABS	2001	2004	YTX14AH-BS	YTX14AH-BS Lithium
BMW C1 200	2002	2004	YTX14AH-BS	YTX14AH-BS Lithium
BMW C1 200 ABS	2002	2004	YTX14AH-BS	YTX14AH-BS Lithium
BMW F 650 650	1993	1999	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW F 650 650 CS Scarver	2002	2005	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW F 650 650 CS Scarver ABS	2002	2005	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW F 650 650 GS	2000	2008	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW F 650 650 GS ABS	2000	2008	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW F 650 650 GS Dakar	2000	2008	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW F 650 650 GS Dakar ABS	2002	2008	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW F 650 650 ST	1997	1999	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW F 650 800 GS	2008	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 650 800 GS ABS	2008	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 700 800 GS ABS	2013	2017	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 700 800 GS ABS ESA	2017	2017	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 750 850 GS ABS	2018	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 750 850 GS ABS DTC	2018	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 750 850 GS ABS ESA	2018	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 750 850 GS Sport ABS DTC	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 GS	2008	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 GS ABS	2008	2017	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 GS ABS ESA	2017	2017	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 GS Adventure ABS	2013	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 GS Adventure ABS ESA	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 GT ABS	2013	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 GT ABS ESA	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 R	2009	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 R ABS	2009	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 R ABS ESA	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 800 S	2006	2010	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 800 S ABS	2007	2010	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 800 ST	2006	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 800 800 ST ABS	2007	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 850 GS ABS	2018	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 850 GS ABS DTC	2018	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 850 GS ABS ESA	2018	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 850 GS Adventure ABS	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 850 GS Adventure ABS DTC	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 850 GS Adventure ABS ESA	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 850 GS Adventure Sport ABS DTC	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 850 GS Sport ABS DTC	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 R ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 R ABS A2	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 R ABS ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 R ABS ESA A2	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 R SE ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 R SE ABS DTC ESA A2	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 XR ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 XR ABS A2	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 XR ABS ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 XR ABS ESA A2	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 XR TE ABS DTC	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW F 900 900 XR TE ABS DTC A2	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW G 310 GS ABS	2017	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW G 310 R ABS	2016	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW G 450 X	2008	2011	YTZ7S	YTZ7S Lithium
BMW G 650 GS	2011	2012	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW G 650 GS ABS	2012	2016	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW G 650 GS Sertäo	2012	2012	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW G 650 GS Sertäo ABS	2012	2014	YB12-FP	YB12-FP Lithium
BMW G 650 Xchallenge	2007	2010	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW G 650 Xchallenge ABS	2007	2010	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW G 650 Xcountry	2007	2010	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW G 650 Xcountry ABS	2007	2010	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW G 650 Xmoto	2007	2010	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW G 650 Xmoto ABS	2007	2010	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW HP4 1000 ABS	2012	2016	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW HP4 1000 ABS	2012	2016	YTZ7S	YTZ7S Lithium
BMW HP4 1000 Competition ABS	2013	2016	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW HP4 1000 Competition ABS	2013	2016	YTZ7S	YTZ7S Lithium
BMW HP4 1000 Race	2017	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW K 100	1982	1988	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 /2	1987	1990	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 /2 ABS	1987	1990	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 LT	1986	1991	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 LT ABS	1986	1991	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 RS	1983	1989	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 RS 16V	1989	1992	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 RS ABS	1983	1989	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 RS ABS 16V	1989	1992	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 RT	1983	1989	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 100 RT ABS	1983	1989	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 1100 LT	1990	1996	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1100 LT ABS	1990	1998	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1100 LT Highline ABS	1997	1998	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1100 LT Special Edition ABS	1994	1996	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1100 RS	1992	1996	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1100 RS ABS	1992	1996	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1200 GT ABS	2003	2008	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1200 LT ABS	1999	2009	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1200 R 5,5 inch wheel rim	2005	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1200 R 5,5 inch wheel rim ABS	2005	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1200 R 6,0 inch wheel rim	2005	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1200 R 6,0 inch wheel rim ABS	2005	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1200 R Sport 5,5 inch wheel rim	2007	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1200 R Sport 6,0 inch wheel rim	2007	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1200 R Sport ABS 5,5 inch wheel rim	2007	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1200 R Sport ABS 6,0 inch wheel rim	2007	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1200 RS 5,0 inch wheel rim ABS	1997	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1200 RS 5,5 inch wheel rim ABS	1997	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1200 S ABS	2005	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1300 GT ABS	2009	2009	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1300 GT Exclusive Edition ABS	2010	2011	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1300 R 5,5 inch wheel rim	2009	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1300 R 5,5 inch wheel rim ABS	2009	2015	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1300 R 6,0 inch wheel rim	2009	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1300 R 6,0 inch wheel rim ABS	2009	2015	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1300 S ABS	2009	2015	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1300 S Motorsport ABS	2014	2015	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 B Bagger ABS	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 B Bagger ABS DTC ESA	2020	2021	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 B Grand America ABS	2018	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 B Grand America ABS DTC ESA	2020	2021	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 B LE Bagger ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 B SE Bagger ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 GT ABS	2011	2016	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1600 GT ABS	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 GT ABS DTC ESA	2020	2021	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 GT SE ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 GT Sport ABS	2013	2016	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1600 GT Sport ABS	2017	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 GTL ABS	2011	2016	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1600 GTL ABS	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 GTL ABS DTC	2014	2014	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1600 GTL ABS DTC	2014	2014	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 GTL ABS DTC ESA	2020	2021	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 1600 GTL Exclusive ABS	2014	2016	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 1600 GTL LE	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW K 75	1984	1986	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 75	1986	1988	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 /2	1992	1994	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 75 /2	1989	1992	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 /2 ABS	1992	1994	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 75 /2 ABS	1991	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 /2 Edition	1996	1996	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 75 /2 Edition	1996	1996	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 /2 Edition ABS	1996	1996	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 75 /2 Edition ABS	1996	1996	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 C	1985	1986	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW K 75 C	1986	1990	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 RT	1989	1995	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 RT ABS	1989	1996	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 S	1985	1995	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K 75 S ABS	1985	1995	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K1 1000 16V 16V	1988	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW K1 1000 16V ABS 16V	1988	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 /7	1976	1978	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 cast wheel	1981	1984	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 CS CLSport	1980	1984	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 GS	1986	1990	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 GS Paris Dakar	1989	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 GS Paris Dakar CL Edition	1994	1996	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 GS/2	1990	1994	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 R	1993	1994	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 R Mystic	1994	1996	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 R Roadster	1991	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 R Roadster Classic	1994	1996	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 RS	1976	1984	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 RS/2 monolever	1986	1992	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 RT	1978	1984	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 RT/2 Classic monolever	1994	1996	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 RT/2 monolever	1987	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 S	1976	1980	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 spoked wheel	1981	1984	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 100 T Touren	1978	1978	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 1100 GS	1993	1999	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 GS ABS	1993	1999	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 R ABS cast wheel	1995	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 R ABS Gussrad	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 R ABS Speichenrad	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 R ABS spoked wheel	1995	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 R cast wheel	1995	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 R Gussrad	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 R Speichenrad	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 R spoked wheel	1995	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 RS	1992	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 RS ABS	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 RT ABS cast wheel	1996	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 RT ABS spoked wheel	1996	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 S 5,0 inch wheel rim	1998	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 S 5,0 inch wheel rim ABS	1998	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 S 5,5 inch wheel rim	1998	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 S 5,5 inch wheel rim ABS	1998	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 S Boxer Cup Replica 5,5 inch wheel rim	2003	2004	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1100 S Boxer Cup Replica 5,5 inch wheel rim ABS	2003	2004	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 GS	1999	2004	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 GS ABS	1999	2004	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 GS Adventure	2002	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 GS Adventure ABS	2002	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 R Roadster	2001	2006	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 R Roadster ABS	2001	2006	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 R Rockster	2003	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 R Rockster ABS	2003	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 RS ABS	2002	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 RS dual ignition	2003	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 RS single ignition	2001	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1150 RT ABS	2002	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C	1997	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C ABS	1997	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C ABS high handlebars	1997	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Avantgarde ABS flat handlebars	1999	2003	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Avantgarde ABS high handlebars	1999	2003	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Avantgarde ABS wider handlebar	1999	2003	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Avantgarde flat handlebars	1999	2003	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Avantgarde high handlebars	1999	2003	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Avantgarde wider handlebar	1999	2003	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C high handlebars	1997	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Independent ABS high handlebars	2000	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Independent ABS wider handlebar	2000	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Independent high handlebars	2000	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Independent wider handlebar	2000	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Montauk	2004	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 C Montauk ABS	2004	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 CL	2003	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 CL ABS	2003	2005	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS ABS cast wheel	2004	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS ABS LC cast wheel	2013	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS ABS LC cast wheel	2013	2013	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS ABS LC cast wheel DTC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS ABS LC cast wheel ESA	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS ABS LC spoked wheel	2013	2016	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS ABS LC spoked wheel	2013	2013	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS ABS spoked wheel	2004	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure	2006	2009	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure	2010	2012	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure 90 Jahre ABS	2013	2013	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure ABS	2006	2009	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure ABS	2010	2013	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure ABS DTC LC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure ABS ESA LC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure ABS LC	2014	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure Triple Black ABS	2013	2013	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure Triple Black ABS ESA LC	2017	2017	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure Triple Black ABS LC	2017	2017	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS cast wheel	2004	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Exclusive ABS LC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Exclusive ABS LC DTC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Exclusive ABS LC ESA	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Rally ABS LC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Rally ABS LC DTC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Rally ABS LC ESA	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS spoked wheel	2004	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 GS Triple Black ABS LC	2016	2016	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 HP2 Enduro	2005	2008	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 HP2 Megamoto	2007	2011	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 HP2 Sport	2008	2011	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 HP2 Sport ABS	2008	2011	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT ABS	2013	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Pure ABS	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Pure ABS Gussrad	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Pure ABS Speichenrad	2017	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Racer ABS	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Racer ABS Gussrad	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Racer ABS Speichenrad	2017	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Scrambler ABS	2016	2016	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Scrambler ABS Gussrad	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Scrambler ABS Speichenrad	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Scrambler ABS spoked wheel	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Scrambler cast wheel	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Urban G/S ABS	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Urban G/S ABS Gussrad	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 NineT Urban G/S ABS Speichenrad	2017	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 R	2007	2012	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 R 90 Jahre ABS	2013	2013	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 R ABS	2007	2014	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 R ABS LC	2014	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 R ABS LC DTC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 R ABS LC ESA	2014	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 R Classic ABS	2013	2014	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 RS ABS LC	2015	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 RS ABS LC DTC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 RS ABS LC ESA	2015	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 RT 90 Jahre ABS	2013	2014	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 RT ABS	2005	2013	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 1200 RT ABS LC	2013	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 RT ABS LC DTC	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 RT ABS LC ESA	2017	2018	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 S 5,5 inch wheel rim	2006	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 S 5,5 inch wheel rim ABS	2006	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 S 6,0 inch wheel rim	2006	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 S 6,0 inch wheel rim ABS	2006	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 ST	2005	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1200 ST ABS	2005	2008	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS ABS	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS ABS DTC	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS ABS ESA	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS Adventure ABS	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS Adventure ABS DTC	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS Adventure ABS ESA	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS Adventure Rally ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS Rally ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS TE ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS TE Adventure ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS TE Adventure Exclusive ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS TE Adventure Rally ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS TE Exclusive ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 GS TE Rally ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 R ABS	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 R ABS DTC	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 R ABS ESA	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 R Exclusive ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 R Sport ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RS ABS	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RS ABS DTC	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RS ABS ESA	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RS Exclusive ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RS Sport ABS DTC	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RT ABS	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RT ABS DTC	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RT ABS ESA	2019	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RT LE ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 1250 RT SE ABS	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW R 45 N	1978	1985	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 45 S	1978	1985	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 50 /5	1969	1973	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 60 /5	1969	1973	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 60 /6	1973	1976	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 60 /7	1976	1980	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 65 1Serie	1978	1980	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 65 2Serie	1980	1985	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 65 3Serie monolever	1985	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 65 G/S	1987	1992	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 65 LS	1981	1985	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 75 /5	1969	1973	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 75 /6	1973	1976	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 75 /7	1976	1979	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 /7N	1977	1980	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 /7S	1977	1980	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 G/S monolever	1980	1987	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 80 G/S PD Paris Dakar Monolever	1984	1987	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 80 GS paralever	1987	1990	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 GS PD Paris Dakar paralever	1990	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 GS/2 Last Edition paralever	1996	1998	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 GS/2 paralever	1990	1995	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 monolever	1984	1992	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 Monolever	1993	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 monolever	1993	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 R	1991	1994	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 R Mystic	1994	1994	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT	1982	1984	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 monolever	1984	1990	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 Monolever	1991	1991	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 monolever	1991	1991	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 Monolever	1992	1992	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 monolever	1992	1992	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 Monolever	1993	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 monolever	1993	1993	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 Monolever	1994	1994	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 monolever	1994	1994	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 Monolever	1995	1995	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 RT/2 monolever	1995	1995	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 80 ST	1982	1985	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C ABS Flachlenker	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C ABS flat handlebars	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C ABS high handlebars	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C ABS Hochlenker	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C ABS Lenker breit	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C ABS wider handlebar	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde ABS Flachlenker	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde ABS flat handlebars	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde ABS high handlebars	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde ABS Hochlenker	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde ABS Lenker Breit	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde ABS wider handlebar	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde Flachlenker	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde flat handlebars	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde high handlebars	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde Hochlenker	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde Lenker breit	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Avantgarde wider handlebar	1999	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Flachlenker	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C flat handlebars	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C high handlebars	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Hochlenker	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C Lenker breit	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 C wider handlebar	1998	2001	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 GS	1998	1999	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 GS ABS	1998	1999	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R ABS cast wheel	1998	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R ABS Gussrad	1998	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R ABS Speichenrad	1998	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R ABS spoked wheel	1998	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R cast wheel	1995	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R Comfort	2004	2006	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R Comfort ABS	2004	2006	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R Gussrad	1995	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R Roadster	2003	2006	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R Roadster ABS	2003	2006	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R Speichenrad	1995	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 850 R spoked wheel	1995	2002	51913	51913 Lithium
BMW R 90 /6	1973	1976	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW R 90 S	1973	1976	YIX30L-BS	YIX30L-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 R ABS	2013	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 R ABS DDC	2017	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 R ABS DTC	2017	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR	2009	2012	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR	2009	2011	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS	2017	2019	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS	2009	2016	YTZ10S	YTZ10S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS	2009	2019	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS	2014	2016	YTZ7S	YTZ7S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS DTC	2020	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS DTC	2020	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS DTC DDC Dynamik Paket	2020	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS DTC DDC Dynamik Paket	2020	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS DTC M-Paket	2020	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS DTC M-Paket	2020	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS DTC Race-Paket	2020	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS DTC Race-Paket	2020	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS dynamics package	2019	2019	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS dynamics package	2019	2019	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS M package	2019	2019	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS M package	2019	2019	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS race package	2019	2019	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR ABS race package	2019	2019	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR Pro ABS	2017	2018	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR Pro ABS	2017	2018	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR Sport ABS DTC DDC	2020	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 RR Sport ABS DTC DDC	2020	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS	2015	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS	2015	2019	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS	2019	2019	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS DTC	2017	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS DTC	2017	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS DTC	2019	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS ESA	2017	2019	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS ESA	2017	2019	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR ABS ESA	2019	2019	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR TE ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX14-BS	YTX14-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR TE ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTX9-BS	YTX9-BS Lithium
BMW S 1000 XR TE ABS DTC ESA	2020	2020	YTZ14S	YTZ14S Lithium

Battery Cross Reference Chart

Now you know your battery model number, this handy battery cross reference chart will help you find the correct part number for three popular battery manufacturers: Yuasa, Exide and MotoBatt.

Click on a battery model, to be taken to a retailer where you can find the cheapest and buy online.

Yuasa	Exide	MotoBatt

Click to buy Yuasa	Click to buy Exide	Click to buy MotoBatt

YB4L-B
YTZ10S	ELTZ10S	MBTZ10S
YTX9-BS	ETX9-BS	MBTZ9-BS
YTX12-BS	ETX12-BS
YT12B-BS	ET12B-BS
YTX5L-BS	ETX5L-BS	MBTX7U
YT4L-BS
YT14B-BS	ET14B-BS
YT7B-BS	ET7B-BS	MB7U
YTX20CH-BS	ETX20CH-BS	MBTX20U
YTX7A-BS	ETX7A-BS	MBTX10S
YTX7L-BS	ETX7L-BS	MBTX7U
YTX14L-BS	ETX14L-BS	MBTX9U
YTX20L-BS	ETX20L-BS	–
51913	GEL 12-19	MB51815
YB16AL-A2		MB16AU
YTX16-BS	ETX16-BS	APTX16B-BS

Click to buy Yuasa	Click to buy Exide	Click to buy MotoBatt

Lithium Battery Upgrade Chart

A lithium motorcycle battery is a worthwhile investment.

Why?

For me, the weight saving is brilliant but the main selling point is that, unlike a traditional lead-acid battery, they hold their charge for months and months. So even though they are slightly more expensive than a quality lead-acid battery, they will last far longer, probably twice or three times as long as a lead-acid.

Bikes tend to be used less frequently than cars and so it’s normal to go a few months without turning over your engine. The result? Your motorcycle battery dies and you can’t recover it. If this sounds like you, then go for a Lithium battery – you won’t regret it.

Both JMT and Shido are quality brands. They are both lightweight but cunningly they use the same physical-sized housing as a standard battery so you don’t have to mess around with foam padding. If you want the ultimate in compact size and weight saving, then go for an Aliant but you’ll need to pad out your battery housing box.

You’re looking at a weight saving of around 2kg and up to 5kg when you switch to a lithium motorcycle battery. MotoGP teams spend tens of thousands of pounds trying to find a 1kg weight saving and you can get a 2kg saving for around £70!

Yuasa	Shido	JMT


YTZ10S	LTZ10S	YTZ10S-FP
YTX9-BS	LTX9-BS	YTX9-FP
YTX12-BS	LTX12-BS	YTX12-FP
YT12B-BS	LT12B-BS	YT12B-FP
YTX5L-BS	LTX5L-BS	YTZ5L-FP
YT4L-BS	LTX4L-BS	–
YT14B-BS	LT14B-BS	YT14B-FP (Same as YT12B)
YT7B-BS	LT7B-BS	YT7B-FP (Same as YT9B)
YTX20CH-BS	LTX20CH-BS	YTX20CH-BS
YTX7A-BS	LTX7A-BS	YTX7A-FP
YTX7L-BS	LTX7L-BS	YTX7L-FP (Same as YTZ7S)
YTX14L-BS	LTX14L-BS	YTX14L
51913	51913	51913
YB16AL-A2	LB16AL-A2	–
YTX16-BS	LTX16-BS	YTX16-FP (Same as YTX20CH)

Click to buy Yuasa	Click to buy Shido	Click to buy JMT

Frequently Asked Questions

My motorcycle battery is dead and won't charge
A motorcycle battery is a ‘live’ product, that is to say, once it has been commissioned, it is giving off energy, discharging. A by-product of this process is sulphation, so if you don’t keep your battery charged (either by riding the bike or using a battery charger), it will eventually get to a stage where the sulphation causes a short-circuit and you won’t be able to start your bike - or recover your battery. You could try a motorcycle battery charger with a reconditioning mode or just buy a new battery.

What battery do I need for a 125cc motorbike?
Every motorbike is different. See the battery finder on this page.

What's the longest lasting motorcycle battery?
If you want a long-lasting motorcycle battery or one that will survive winter, go for a Lithium battery. They take 3 to 5 times as long to lose their charge compared to a lead-acid battery.

What's the best battery for my Harley?
Your best bet is to go for a battery with a higher cranking amperage. If you have a large V-twin engine, definitely don't buy a cheap battery as it won't be able to handle many start cycles. It's a false economy. Either go for a high-cranking lead-acid battery, usually fitted to touring bikes or a Lithium battery which has around 50% more cranking power than standard lead-acid batteries.

My battery clicks but my motorbike won't start
The noise you can hear isn’t the battery clicking but the starter solenoid. This solenoid is the first thing to receive power from the battery and it’s a relay that then opens the solenoid but there isn’t the power to turn the starter motor. The only good news in this situation is that the battery is probably still in a state where you can rescue it but you need to get it straight to A&E - dig out your charger, quick!

Do I need to top up my battery acid?
The only battery you’ll need to top up is a non-sealed (flooded) motorcycle battery. The acid itself doesn’t evaporate but the water-element of the acid mixture does, leaving a more concentrated solution. Top it up using distilled water (boil a kettle, let the water cool then use that).

How long will a motorcycle battery last?
Correctly maintained, a motorcycle battery should give you 48 months of use. However if you don’t ever charge it and rarely use the bike, it could be dead within 6 months. If you rarely use the bike and don’t have access to power where the bike is parked - it’s worth removing the battery and giving it a full charge every couple of months. Or even better - get out and ride!

BMW Motorcycles Replacement Battery Chart

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