best \"online\" vendor for battery

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best \"online\" vendor for battery

02 Jan 2006 17:58
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Hi All,

wondering if someone can point me in the right direction for a relaible, the "resonably priced" vendor for a battery (need a 12n12a-4a-1 for a 1978 KZ400)...

recently got the bike (its in REAL BAD SHAPE) but am making baby steps at a restoration....

thanks...

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Re: best \"online\" vendor for battery

02 Jan 2006 20:51
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have you tried walmart,,they have them
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02 Jan 2006 21:09
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hydrolazer wrote:
have you tried walmart,,they have them

most deffineltly. in fact its the only moto battery they carry. at least around here.

that was my first purchase for my 400B)
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Re: best

02 Jan 2006 22:04
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and here i was making it all complicated!

thanks....

i'll fly by tomorrow....

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03 Jan 2006 06:53
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prime- Take your old battery. You will have to pay a couple bucks if you don't turn it in. Also, if you have a Sams Club, and are a member, they sell the same battery for your bike but about $5 cheaper.
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Re: best

03 Jan 2006 08:49
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thanks for the tip, but bike came without a battery, so non to turn in....

will also check Sam's Club....

thanks agian....

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03 Jan 2006 12:00
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I don't know how much different the battery is for your 400, but when I went to walmart for a bettery for my 1000 they wanted $80 for it. Unfortunately, I went to another place and paid too much for it there too. I should have gone to Jeff (Z1Enterprises), he has them for a lot less on his website. I think JCWhitney is a lot cheaper too.

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03 Jan 2006 13:02
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Dang! A Wally battery for a KZ900 is only about $35 if you have the old one to exchange! Wonder what there is about the KZ1000 battery that makes it so expensive???? Is it a maintenance free battery?
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03 Jan 2006 15:12
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Check out Jeff's prices -- I just did (stupid battery :angry: ). Comes sans acid, and yeah a bit of shipping, but beat the heck out of walmart and the other usual suspects. Just my $0.02.
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03 Jan 2006 18:19
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around here they will take any kind of battery on a trade in
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Re: best \"online vendor\"

07 Jan 2006 16:15
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Hi Guys....

well, walmart had one for my bike (~$35) though it is not the top of the line - Everstart (no matter, this is a "fixer upper anyway)....

it came with the acid (which was a little disturbing to have to deal with), but all went well and it is charging right now....

thanks for the tip...

- prime

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