Comments on Replacing battery in Guzzi California Moto Guzzi California Motorcycle Owners News, Reviews and More 2018-11-09T11:23:36Z http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/2014/07/battery/feed/atom/ WordPress By: John John http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/?p=2289#comment-39962 2018-11-09T11:23:36Z 2018-11-09T11:23:36Z In reply to Stuart Mudd.

The original battery spec for 2001 EV is 30Ah, not sure why they used that, but that is also what is listed in the owners manual. I use a battery tender on my 2007 when I don’t use it for a while and I always run my auxiliary lights (35W bulbs). Happy to report no problems for me with 18Ah battery.

]]> By: Stuart Mudd Stuart Mudd http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/?p=2289#comment-39959 2018-10-26T02:11:00Z 2018-10-26T02:11:00Z Interestingly, my 2001 California EV80 is fitted with a 30Ah battery as stock! It’s interesting that the later CalVin is only 18Ah…which seems more realistic as 30Ah is more than my car….Guzzi must have wizened up at some point and thought “we can save some money by not overspeccing the battery size”. Which I agree with. It’s massive and weighs the same as a ship’s anchor. I’m going to try a 18Ah.

]]> By: John Ellis John Ellis http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/?p=2289#comment-38069 2015-10-14T13:04:45Z 2015-10-14T13:04:45Z Thanks John,
I followed your advice and did exactly the same procedure; running fine.
J

]]> By: Mark Lamprecht Mark Lamprecht http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/?p=2289#comment-10916 2014-08-12T16:54:05Z 2014-08-12T16:54:05Z Thanks for the write-up. I recently inherited a ’90 Cali III. It needed a new battery so I used a DieHard tractor battery – $50 from Sears. However, looking at the size of the Yuasa is making me re-consider my next battery. The size of the DieHard made it a tough, tight fit installing it under the seat.

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