BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

David. wrote: After being stood for 5 months, pushed the start button today. The bike fired up instantly at the first attempt. So much for needing a new battery. Will be interesting to see how the battery performs under normal stop/start conditions.

That's a nice surprise then! I've given up trying to fathom batteries and their many foibles.

Pete

David. wrote:Will be interesting to see how the battery performs under normal stop/start conditions.

Rode the bike for the first time yesterday, I'm not confident with the performance of the battery, therefore, will be seeking a replacement ASAP.

David. wrote:Will be seeking a replacement ASAP.

Decided to go for the OEM Exide battery from Tayna @ £66.96 inc. next day (Saturday) delivery, https://www.tayna.co.uk/motorcycle-batt ... ide/51913/

My local BMW dealer wanted £143.10 (discounted) for the same battery & didn't have one in stock.

I'll risk the Tayna 1 year warranty for less than 1/2 the price of a 2 year BMW warranty.

Decided to go for the OEM Exide battery from Tayna @ £66.96 inc. next day (Saturday) delivery, https://www.tayna.co.uk/motorcycle-batteries/exide/51913/

That's a good price to say it also includes a Saturday delivery

Tayna normally charge £7.97 for delivery, it's an extra £2.00 for a Saturday. If for some reason it doesn't arrive tomorrow (Saturday) and it turns up on Monday, they'll refund the £2.00.

I could have got a BS battery for £62.16 with free P&P Mon. to Fri., but they wanted £21.05 for next day on a Saturday.

MDS for the Yuasa battery could only offer Monday at the earliest.

Had nothing to loose ordering the Exide (OEM) from Tayna.

The battery has arrived, was guaranteed delivery before midday, happy days.

Checked the voltage (Gel) at 12.95 = 100% charged ready to go, put it on charge whilst removing the old battery.

The old BMW OEM (Exide) battery was manufactured in week 34, 2013 and fitted to the bike in April 2014, it was already 8 months old, nice one BMW.

The sticker on the battery recommended re-charging week 2, 2014 after 20 weeks or 5 months. Plus, had a place for the dealer to stamp the battery as having been re-charged prior to fitting too. There was no evidence of this.

The new Exide battery has week 3, 2019 on it, therefore only 14 weeks old and came fully charged ready for use.

The only time i ever bought a battery for my motorcycle it was a Shorai gel , light small but excellant value and very reliable would recommend them to anyone !!!!

Shorai - https://shoraipower.com/battery?type=17 ... ear=381368

Bought a new battery for my 1200RT from Motorworks. Outstanding service ! Ordered Friday afternoon, delivered Saturday morning and with really robust packaging so that the battery would not be damaged. I chose the Motobatt battery, which fitted perfectly and came fully charged.

David. wrote:I could have got a BS battery for £62.16.

This would have been the BS Battery, https://bs-battery.com/51913-sla-max/

I ordered a battery a couple of weeks back from Tayna Batteries when my RT was struggling turning over at 3 Degrees (when will I see you again) C. I typed in 'CTM 19L-BS' which was on the side/front of my existing battery and bought an Exide replacement, It came next day and cost about £70 ish, it fitted perfectly and turns over much better than the old one. Jobs a good un. 

CTM19L-BS, that's a new one on me, looks like the brand is Platinum.



This battery isn't currently within the Platinum range, they have reverted back to a wet flooded version rather than AGM, this is a CB12C-16A-3.



Not a lot of use on an RT where the electrolyte level won't be easily visible.

David. wrote: CTM19L-BS, that's a new one on me, looks like the brand is Platinum.

Yeah that's the one, replaced it with a GEL 12-19 Exide BMW Motorcycle Battery -51913 @ a cost of £67.96.

The same Exide GEL 12-19 battery is listed on ebay for £109.95, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-BMW-R-11 ... Sw~LBbpPz3

It's for an R1150GSA but the same as that required for an R1200RT, https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part?i ... 1212346800

Looks like the 519901 code has replaced the 51913 code, as far as I know, Exide only make one GEL 12-19 battery.