Racing Batteries has stepped forward to support Lucky Stroke Racing in 2012. They sell a line of lightweight batteries for powersports products. From their website:
Your bike, kart or car is beautifully engineered with the latest technology, carefully crafted in aluminum, titanium and lightweight plastics, and is as light as the manufacturer can make it.
You’ve removed all unnecessary components, and replaced as much of the rest as you can with the lightest materials you can afford – titanium fasteners, carbon bits, titanium exhausts and so on.
You’d love carbon wheels, but the budget won’t quite stretch! But under your seat (or behind it, or under the hood) lurks a big chunk of lead/acid nastiness – technology invented in 1859!
Why are high tech light weight sports vehicles supplied with this heavy, stone age garbage? Simple – high tech batteries are too expensive for cheapskate OEM buyers! Your laptop, phone and I-pod all use lightweight, high performance batteries, so why shouldn’t your pride and joy? Using the latest in lightweight power technology (Lithium Ferrous Nano Phosphate if we're being technical), Racing Batteries have created a range of components for your track bike, kart or race car that will give you a massive weight saving.
Racing Batteries are made in the UK - designed using the latest CAD systems, CNC machined, assembled and 100% tested in a professional quality controlled environment.
All Racing Batteries are direct replacements for your existing Lead Acid battery - simply remove your old battery and replace it with a Racing Battery - no other modifications are required - and you look after it just like you would a Lead Acid unit.
If you're not after a direct replacement or you're doing some serious racing, contact us and we'll let you know what the lightest option is for your application.
And as well as being lighter, Racing Batteries are more powerful than lead acid batteries, so that your motor starts faster and more reliably.
The battery for the ex650r is the RB240400 model. At 2.4lbs, it is nearly 5 lbs lighter than the stock battery. And like most of these new batteries, they last even longer than lead acid versions. Even better, they are successful in the UK, sponsoring one of my heros, Mike Rutter.
The website for Racing Batteries is listed under the "sponsors" tab to the right. Check them out!
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