Copy of my post on Facebook:
Is it possible to buy a good battery these days?? 12BS - ATC70 clone motor.
I am using a 250SX battery box with the positive terminal on the left when facing the battery.
I bought a WEIZE battery for 40$ and it lasted 11 months, 0 volts and cannot be charged - China POS. Says 1 year warranty but they have only offered 30% off, they will not honor their warranty, they suck. I spent a few hours looking at what Amazon has and just about every single battery on there has 20% horrible reviews. Of course some peeps don't know how to treat a battery or what to expect, but many cannot be charged in just a few months OR right out of the box.
I even looked at what use to be a very good reliable battery YUASA, but according to the reviews, they are no longer good batteries or they are fakes from China. I really don't want to spend 40$ on something that won't last if I can spend 75$ and have a reliable battery that will last as long as a tender is used during dormant times. Apparently the 75$ YUASA on Amazon is a fake/clone and unreliable.
Lithium and AGM are in the 200$ range, seems a bit much to me and I normally don't mind spending $$ on good parts.
Update - Lots of replies on Facebook, seems it's quite difficult to find a battery these days. about half of them last for years, but the rest fail in weeks, out of the box!! or within months of purchase. If anyone can cross a genuine OEM Honda YUASA battery in the proper configuration, that would be the balls, thank you...