Battery replacement OEM or Lithium Ion??

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Probably this one Martin -

YTX20H-BS High Performance AGM, on special at £90 from Halfords

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/motor ... 39878.html
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Well yuasa uk recommended to me for my 19 1250RT the YTXH14 BS so I ordered one. I removed the oe battery which was an Exide for BMW and found it to be of a larger capacity and taller in size.
I’ve contacted where I purchased it from in the hope they can exchange it for the yuasa YTX20CH BS.
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The mdsbattery.co.uk website suggests that the Yuasa YTX16-BS replaces the original BMW AGM battery, part # 61218531121.

The YTX20CH-BS is the same size but higher performance.

The Yuasa UK website recommends both the above batteries.
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David. wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:46 am The mdsbattery.co.uk website suggests that the Yuasa YTX16-BS replaces the original BMW AGM battery, part # 61218531121.

The YTX20CH-BS is the same size but higher performance.

The Yuasa UK website recommends both the above batteries.
I was talking about yuasa the manufacturer direct. Emails from them suggest the ytx14 which is wrong and why I ended up with the wrong battery, mds have now sorted this out so tomorrow will hopefully be delivery day.
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Panman40 wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:08 pm I was talking about Yuasa the manufacturer direct.
Out of interest, where are the Yuasa motorcycle battery manufacturers located.
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David. wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:34 am [quote=Panman40 post_id=64156 time=<a href="tel:1669237689">1669237689</a> user_id=7451] I was talking about Yuasa the manufacturer direct.
Out of interest, where are the Yuasa motorcycle battery manufacturers located.
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Looks to be Swindon
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The yuasa YTX20CH bs just” fits, I’d attach a couple of pictures but I can’t seem to be able to do that.
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David. wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:46 am The mdsbattery.co.uk website suggests that the Yuasa YTX16-BS replaces the original BMW AGM battery, part # 61218531121.

The YTX20CH-BS is the same size but higher performance.
YTX16-BS, https://www.yuasa.co.uk/ytx16-bs.html

YTX20CH-BS, https://www.yuasa.co.uk/ytx20ch-bs.html

Both batteries are Length 150mm x Width 87mm x Height 161mm, (see Tech Spec).

This looks like the Exide for BMW battery, https://www.james-sherlock.co.uk/shop/r ... ery-detail 151 x 87 x 161mm.
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I prefer this price, it arrives tomorrow.

https://www.batterycharged.co.uk/yuasa- ... 42032.html
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