I also believe the same thing all OEM batteries last longer and also Amco Yausa is the best brand, lasted two years on my bike.

Dude, you got it the other way around. Its OEM batteries that seem to fail in a pretty short time. And no marks for guessing why this is so!!

You probably think so because you are talking with reference to Amco Yuasa batteries. FYI, "Amco Yuasa" no longer exists as I belive I mentioned earlier. It is only Amco now, as the colloboration ceased long ago. I very well know that the original Amco Yuasas lasted really long... used one for 7 long years! If you expect that to happen with the current Amcos, you will be sorely disappointed.

Goes without saying that battery life is also dependent on usage and maintainence besides its quality. Have mentioned that already. But it is really peeving when in spite of all the care, Exides and Amcos just don't last much... and ruin your bike while they live.

guys i only wanna say that i have used not one but two Exide Battries and both performed well with absolutely no problem. and my pulsar came with Exide as OEM. about others i cant say much....

Read up the couple of relevant threads on team-bhp to see how many people have problems with Exide batts.

Right, sad that Amco-Yuasa is no more (they were most prefered batteries during yesteryears by almost all OEMs)....I have no idea about current AMCO batteries.

Guys any advise on R15 battery, I think its time to get mine replaced and looking to see if anything is better than stock ones.

well friends,
here is my story with batteries,

12 may 2006 purchase hero honda super splendor and it came with exide stock battery

around 13 May 2007

had some battery problem so went to service centre he checked the battery and told that one cells has failed, if you would have come 1 day earlier we could have replaced the battery.

I did not pay any heed to him and whenever i used to service the vehicle just asked the service person to top up water and charge it. and Charge used to last 3-4 months. As my bike has self start after running the battery 1-2 kms it used to get charged and then give1-2 self starts , so in this way i kept using the battery and ultimately battery s power retaining capacity started reducing and just two days back i changed the battery and chain sproket was recommended to change by HH service centre guy. clocked at around 35K kms, so my stock exide battery lasted total 5 yrs inspite of being termed as waste by service centre after 1 yr of purchase..

So dont believe service centre people i spare parts should be rough n tough but service centre people insist on changing spark plug, chain, sprocket bore etc etc coz then only they get money, and can run businesss

I would suggest Amaron, the maintenance free, sealed version. Second in line would be Tata-green ( sealed type again ), and then Amco. In that descending order.

you mean to say that amaron batteries does not require water to top-up ever. is it so, tell me the price, next time i will try it, though my exide never gave me any problems.

I was looking for a nice battery for my RTR & after reading comments in this topic I've made my mind to go with Amaron..thanks guys

Yeah bro,Guess Amaron 9Ah MF Battery is Direct fit for RTR.

any idea how much will it cost?

I got it for 1650 + 4Years Warranty.

thanks buddy..

@prince- Let me know What capacity you want. Ill confirm the price and Let you know.