HP2 Sport - Odyssey battery

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HP2 Sport - Odyssey battery

Postby Motostratos » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:56 pm

Any of you clever chaps know what model Odyssey battery would fit an HP2 sport ?
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Postby Gromit » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:13 pm

PC545 - exact same size as the original but you'll have to reverse the poles. A guy on Pelican fitted one with no problems at all.
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Postby Blackal » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:50 pm

Gromit wrote:PC545 - exact same size as the original but you'll have to reverse the poles. A guy on Pelican fitted one with no problems at all.


Won't that make it run backwards? :?

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Postby Gromit » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:56 pm

Blackal wrote:
Gromit wrote:PC545 - exact same size as the original but you'll have to reverse the poles. A guy on Pelican fitted one with no problems at all.


Won't that make it run backwards? :?

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Only if it's left hand drive. :D
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Postby Blackal » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:57 pm

Gromit wrote:
Blackal wrote:
Gromit wrote:PC545 - exact same size as the original but you'll have to reverse the poles. A guy on Pelican fitted one with no problems at all.


Won't that make it run backwards? :?

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Only if it's left hand drive. :D


Is that why the LH cylinder is further forward then the RH one? :?:

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Postby Gromit » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:58 pm

Blackal wrote:
Gromit wrote:
Blackal wrote:
Gromit wrote:PC545 - exact same size as the original but you'll have to reverse the poles. A guy on Pelican fitted one with no problems at all.


Won't that make it run backwards? :?

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Only if it's left hand drive. :D


Is that why the LH cylinder is further forward then the RH one? :?:

Al


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Postby Blackal » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:08 pm

Gromit wrote:In the Northern Hemisphere, yes. :)


"That is illogical, Captain"

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Postby Gromit » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:10 pm

Blackal wrote:
Gromit wrote:In the Northern Hemisphere, yes. :)


"That is illogical, Captain"

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Aye...<cue Twilight Zone music> 8)
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Postby dave the german » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:18 pm

keep it going - it gave me a laff!!!
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Postby el-nicko » Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:49 am

Well I've just replaced my tank with modified (more fuel) one and had to replace the standard battery with a PC545 because it's not as 'tall' as the OE. It's also slightly fatter so you need to file the 'ribs' off the battery or modify the carrier. I don't know anything about reverse polarity, I just connected it as normal :shock: .
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Postby Blackal » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:01 am

You've not got an HP2s....... :roll:

You're up late?

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Postby dave1100s » Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:26 am

Blackal wrote:You've not got an HP2s....... :roll:

You're up late?

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Not as late as you :shock: :shock:
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Postby sandbar » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:03 pm

Gromit wrote:PC545 - exact same size as the original


IIRC I don't think that that is correct! The HP2 Sport has a smaller battery than previous R bikes. I think that the battery is the same as on the S1000RR.

IMHO the OE battery is too small! Occasionally it would not restart (30 secs or so) after a short break when hot. 5 or 10 minutes wait was normally sufficient to solve the problem.

The Odyssey 545 is much larger ( an inch or so taller ) and I went for the smaller one that is (I think) recommended for the F800. It is the PC310!

At first glance it should not be man enough, but so far I have not had a problem. However, it is not plug and play. The terminals are the wrong way round and are the small screw type

Mind you - once they solve the problems with the Lithium ones (both technical and cost) that will be the way to go. Yes - there are a number of downsides as detailed on here recently, but there are now a lot of them out there and so far I have not heard much in the way of problems.

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Postby el-nicko » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:12 pm

Blackal wrote:You've not got an HP2s....... :roll:

You're up late?

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Too late. Obviously. :oops:
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Postby Motostratos » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:06 pm

So, not an easy blinking job then :roll:

Nige is, of course, correct. The cranking ability of the standard battery with a hot engine is not great. In the early days of ownership, i had a problem with the bike cutting out regularly - when hot - and then of course, was a bugger to re-start. Thumbing the starter would only return the sound of a clicking solenoid. Had the bike from new and used 3 OEM batteries in that time, hence the reason for looking for an alternative solution.

Thanks for all the useful comments thus far and the not so useful, but amusing contributions :D
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