Mighty Max Battery YB14L-A2 12V 12Ah Battery for Kawasaki 650 KL650-A, E, KLR 1987-2012

There's really nothing to dislike. I've had my 1980 Suzuki GS for decades (bought used), which means many battery changes.Sadly, for motorcycle batteries, they only last a few years. I've tried removing them and storing them indoors, but I've been warned not to because of fumes. I keep it on a trickle-charger (actually, a NOCO smart charger), and I get an extra year or so out of them, even if left installed. That's been the easiest.This particular one fit just fine into the battery compartment, was easy to hook up, and lasted the summer with basic trickle-charge maintenance.

Looks to be a solid battery for the price.. Excellent service and fast delivery. Arrived fully charged. Have not installed it yet, hope it’s a winner. For now, it gets the benefit of the doubt.

I just purchased this battery for my 1987 Kawasaki Eliminator Zl1000. It fit perfect and has worked great so far. Can't speak for how it will hold up over time yet. But I've used Might Max batteries in the past without issue.

It fit good and the bike started right up. It was a little tricky holding the bottom nut in place while putting the bolt through the cable and battery terminal, but anyone with basic mechanical know how can manage it easily. It’s only been in the bike for a few weeks, so I can’t speak of longevity yet, but the price was right. Cheaper than the junk non maintenance free big box store (W-M) battery.

Would definitely buy again. Perfect fit

As described and worked well

I gave this a 5 star rating but want to be clear about my situation. I have 2012 KLR 650. The stock battery terminal are easy to connect to from the top. This battery lets you connect either from the top or the front. That seems great but that is also a problem. Normally you remove the old battery by unscrewing the bolts upward from the battery terminals which release the cables that connect to the positive and negative terminals. Under the mounting area for positive and negative terminals is a nut. Normally, you can simply put the cable right back over the new battery terminal and screw the nut till it is tight and your done. With this battery, the nuts don't easily stay in play when you try to screw down the bolt into them. You will see what I mean. It was very hard actually because the nut does not have a flat area to sit and wait for the bolt to be screwed into it. You have to figure out a way to hold it there while screwing the bolt down. You will see. Once I got it in, it fit OK and the battery is plenty powerful.

This is not a direct replacement for a Polaris YB14A-A2! I ordered this battery a few months ago and installed this battery today only to find that the positive and negative are swapped compared to the Polaris battery. I was able to make it work, but the battery will now not sit correctly in the battery tray. I was able to strap it in securely, but if I would have installed this sooner, this would have gone back.