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[sofiaspin]

Does anyone know which Motobatt battery is the right one for a 2008 Electra 4 speed iron barrel electric start. I have one on the Electra X and it is superb but there are so many Motobatt batteries on the suppier's webiste it would be easy to make the wrong purchase.

[Adrian]

Presumably you want as near a like-for-like replacement as possible regarding size and amp hours. If this Electra is the Indian home market job as distinct from your UK model Electra-X it's only a 350, so it might not need the X's 14AH battery to crank it over. However, if your charging system is healthy I would use the largest Motobatt that will physically fit in the battery box.



After using a Motobatt on my Electra-X I was also very pleased with the quality. It transformed the electric start, at least until the sprag clutch failed. :-/



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[sofiaspin]

Thank you Adrian it was your advice that let me to get the Motobatt for the Electra X and, similarly, it is great and similarly, the Sprag failed and has been jettisoned, thus saving lots of weight. I think it is probably the same battery that will suffice for the Electra iron barrel 500cc UK bike that I have. Problem is, I detest the yellow!

[Adrian]

Other makes of AGM battery in less lurid shades are available, try our hosts or Paul Goff's site for alternatives, though you may be able to paint the Motobatt a different colour. I think your 500 iron barrel Bullet is just the plain old electric start Bullet, the only model called the Electra in the UK was the Electra-X. A.

[Adrian]

And the Electra EFI, sorry! A.