Lithium Batteries for Motorcycle

Why choose an EarthX lithium battery?

Experience

EarthX is one of the original pioneers to enter the lithium -ion battery market, incorporating in 2009. EarthX has set the standard for others to incorporate a battery management system (BMS), which other brands are just now starting to offer. This is not an optional feature, but a requirement to have a safe, high-performance, long-lasting lithium battery. With over 13 years of experience and tens of thousands of batteries in the marketplace, this is a finely tuned BMS design as they are not all created equal.

Customer Service

EarthX is a veteran owned, USA company located in the beautiful Rocky Mountain state of Colorado. We have multiple incoming phone lines and emails so you can reach a person if you need support. EarthX stands behind the product and offers you unparalleled customer service.

Quality

EarthX mission was never to be the cheapest lithium battery on the market, but the best lithium battery on the market. This means using components of the highest quality, the widest operating temperatures, and understanding how the battery will work as part of the charging system of your vehicle and the demands it will encounter.

Performance

EarthX use scientific industry standards to provide the ratings of the batteries abilities. This means you will receive a battery that is rated to it’s true abilities vs. marketing specs.

Safety

A lithium battery needs to be monitored to avoid the continued use of a possible defective cell or battery that has used its useful life and no longer holds a charge, as all batteries do with age. The EarthX battery management system (BMS) is designed to do exactly this. As a testament to the quality and safety of this battery design, EarthX is the first company in the world to achieve a FAA approved 12V lithium battery for the aircraft market and has a 24V FAA approved lithium battery. This is an extremely government regulated market with years of testing and proof of the safety and performance of the EarthX batteries. You will not find any other brand with this level of approval.

Why choose a lithium battery for your motorcycle?

The lead acid battery has been around a long time and is one of the oldest technologies still used today. It was invented back in 1859 and not much has advanced in the design, which is primarily composed of lead and sulfuric acid in a plastic housing. To put things in perspective, the first typewriter was invented in 1867; denim blue jeans in 1873; the telephone in 1876.; a record player in 1877; and the Wright Brother took to the skies in 1903 with the first fixed wing airplane!

The lithium iron phosphate chemistry battery, known as LiFePo4, or LFP, was first used in 1996 but did not become commercially used until the 1980’s due to how expensive it was, and the “common” user could not afford it. Of all the lithium battery chemistries, and there are many, the LiFePo4 chemistry is the most robust and safe available and close enough in voltage to be a replacement for a 12V lead acid battery.

Advantages:

Weight. Approximately 80% lighter than a lead acid battery with the same CCA rating. Example, a very common Yuasa battery is the YTX20HL-BS battery used in street bikes. This is a 310CCA battery that weighs 15.1 pounds. The EarthX equivalent is the ETX36D, a 320CCA battery that weighs 3.9 pounds for an instant savings of 11.2 pounds. Weight savings is huge if you are a racer! Saving weight means better gas mileage, better handling, and better acceleration! The cost in light weight titanium parts is approximately $1,000 per pound, or would be over $11,000 to remove 11 pounds of weight on your bike. You can do that for a fraction of the cost replacing your lead acid battery with an EarthX lithium battery.

Higher resting voltage. A lead acid batteries starting voltage is typically about 12.4V. A LiFePo4 battery starting voltage is about 13.28V. For a starter battery, this is a huge improvement and will quickly and easily start your engine.

Low rate of discharge. Depending on the lead acid battery, you can lose up to 30% of your charge on a battery per month. A LifePo4 battery will lose between 1-2% charge per month. This means that your LifePo4 battery can sit for an entire off season and still have plenty of power to start your engine when you are ready to ride. (if you have a vehicle that drains the battery, even when turned off, disconnect the negative battery cable for storage so you do not actively drain the battery).

Battery management system. You can not install a BMS board inside a lead acid battery to monitor it’s health and prevent abuse to the battery inadvertently. EarthX has some models that even have an LED light on the battery that will “alert” you to something outside of normal. (Please see the EarthX Manual for full details on the functions the BMS provide). The number one killer of a battery is letting it discharge too low. The EarthX BMS will disconnect the drain in the event you left something on so you do not “kill” your battery.

Environmentally friendly. The EarthX battery will not freeze, boil over, or have sulfuric acid corrosion on the terminals or on the inside on the lead plates. You will never have damage done to your vehicle by leaked or spilled acid.