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recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:38 am
by cooperplace
can anyone please advise what battery turns this over strongly? It's hard to start, and if I'm going to replace the battery, I want to put in one that works well. Are lithium batteries good in these bikes?
Thanks

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:47 pm
by BevHevSteve

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:44 pm
by cooperplace
I'd love to buy it from you, but I'm in Australia.

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:47 pm
by BevHevSteve
find an Aussie dealer that stocks these batteries, they really work well

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:25 pm
by Aussiess
Motobatt batteries are the business too , they are available in Australia.
Contact Dave Ward at Moto Italia in Emu Plains, Sydney 0432 441 985, he will sort you out.

regards
Grant

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:40 am
by cooperplace
thank you!

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:13 am
by cooperplace
well, i fitted the biggest Motobatt battery. it's had a new sprag clutch. Still won't start. Turns over maybe half a turn, and stops. I don't want to keep trying: last time the sprag got #$%^ed.
Any suggestions?

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:27 pm
by Aussiess
Sounds more like a starter circuit /equipment issue than battery if battery is new.
Starter motor??

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:09 pm
by cooperplace
well, that's what I'm thinking too. But I'm having trouble locating a new starter for a 900S2.
Has anyone got one?
thanks

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:12 pm
by cooperplace
it's ducati p/n 0799.50.800
but if you google that, virtually nothing comes up. I'm hoping that something else will. I guess I could take this one out and try to get it overhauled.
any suggestions?

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:22 pm
by Aussiess
You are in OZ? In NSW call Dave Ward at Moto Italia, there are fixes for this issue Im sure. He will know.

Re: recommendations for battery for 900S2?

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:56 pm
by jockduck
I had similar problems with my Darmah and resolved it when I found mis-alinment in the motor bearing bushes causing a serious drag on the starter motor shaft, did some bodging with the cover bushing and its all good now.
Jock.