Installed 7 amp UPS battery on Bajaj Pulsar 180
During my Spiti trip my bike’s battery conked off, since I rely heavily on the electric start and on top of it the horn wasn’t working either, I had to get the battery replaced. However when I went to market to get battery for my motorcycle I was taken aback by the fact that battery prices has risen sharply and the 9amp batter which is standard fitment on Bajaj Pulsar’s was costing a whopping Rs. 1250!
At this point I remembered the idea Manik had given to me a while back about replacing the OEM battery with the 7 ampere sealed UPS battery. Apart from the fact that the UPS battery only costs half as much as the 9 ampere motorcycle battery, it is also totally maintenance free.
So I went ahead and bought the UPS battery on Friday and finally installed it on my motorcycle and it worked fantastically. Another added advantage of using the UPS battery has been reduction in the weight of the battery by half. Here is a photo of both the batteries sided by side, the smaller one is the UPS battery.
Keep watching this space for more updates regarding the performance of the battery…
Hi Yogesh,
I own a Bajaj Pulsar 150DTSI Sep-2005 ( electri start ) & 45k done, want to check with you is that the battery fitted by company is no more working..
have seen your idea abount replacing the standard battery with 7 amprere sealed ups battery.
as you have allready replaced in your bike, so should i go & get the same done in my bike as well.. require your suggestions at the earliest with the perfomance as well.
Thanks & Regards
John
John, batteries performance has been satisfactory during my recent trip to ladakh and upon return even after a few days staying idle the bike started without any fuss, so I feel it’s a good option.
However I am not quite sure how much the battery life would be, so this is one aspect that you would need take a gamble on. Rest should be ok.
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