Is this the new style battery or crappy old style
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New or old style
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Crappy new style
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The 2015 batteries were beefier.
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I am still running with the original 2015 battery, but I do ride the SS just about every day (53,000 miles). If you top off the water only use distilled water.
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How much weight did that move save? Or are they figuring a motorcycle should have a battery that looks like a motorcycle battery?
I’ll be replacing mine with a same size battery as my ‘15 has now...when the time comes.
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I put an Optima in mine chain.
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Said it before, but those Optima batteries are beasts!!! Used them in a lot of different applications, they are great!!!
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How much weight did that move save? Or are they figuring a motorcycle should have a battery that looks like a motorcycle battery?
I’ll be replacing mine with a same size battery as my ‘15 has now...when the time comes.
BD: IMHO you would be making a mistake by replacing the OEM battery with the same size battery. Go with Optima Yellow or Blue.
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That sounds like a good idea until you find out Polaris voids your warranty with that battery..I’ve had a few of them and I’m not crazy about them because of their special needs. And they don’t last any longer an a regular battery. Plus they cost too much. Just my opinion.
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That sounds like a good idea until you find out Polaris voids your warranty with that battery..I’ve had a few of them and I’m not crazy about them because of their special needs. And they don’t last any longer an a regular battery. Plus they cost too much. Just my opinion.
@Bigdog, what kinda special needs do a sealed battery need?
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!!! The 2015 battery is not an SLA? You need to top it off with water? That is so Fred Flintstone.
Now, I am grouchy again, again, again. Polaris must have saved $5 by making our lives harder. Not happy.
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@Bigdog, what kinda special needs do a sealed battery need?Sent from my iPad using Polaris Slingshot Forum mobile app
I had one in a van and it died right before the 3 year warranty was up. Same life span as a wet one. Keeping them fully charged is critical because trying to revive one is a major project. Paying for one could get you 1 1/2 wet ones.
As good as the space shuttle was they abandoned it for regular rockets. My battery will always be wet.
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That sounds like a good idea until you find out Polaris voids your warranty with that battery..I’ve had a few of them and I’m not crazy about them because of their special needs. And they don’t last any longer an a regular battery. Plus they cost too much. Just my opinion.
As an administrator, I was wondering if you used to be on the old forum with a black box as your avatar or have ever entertained the thought of installing a lightning rod on your slingshot?
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And, do you like Hawaiian seat covers?
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As an administrator, I was wondering if you used to be on the old forum with a black box as your avatar or have ever entertained the thought of installing a lightning rod on your slingshot?
Just wondering.....No and I Just bought my SS in early may. And I hate sports. Could be why it was an untitled 2015 with 720 miles on it. It was a problem off the line That nobody wanted. Sooner or later I’ll have everything working like it should. People that haven’t had any problems are lucky.
