In the 12 years since Shorai’s founding, their lithium-iron phosphate (LiFePO4) LFX batteries have offered the motorsports equivalent of a free lunch. With their battery chemistry and proprietary cell technology, LFX batteries are smaller, lighter, and more powerful than their lead acid equivalents.
The weight savings are significant. When our sister site, Motorcycle.com, first reviewed the Shorai’s LFX in 2011, their initial impression upon picking it up was that it must be empty. Shorai claims a weight difference of up to 80 percent, shaving 2-3 pounds from a dirt bike, 6-8 on a street bike, and 10-20 on a cruiser.
To apply that to the world of adventure bikes, the Shorai LFX replacement battery for the Kawasaki KLR650 weighs just 2.35 pounds. That is 5.37 pounds lighter than the lead acid equivalent. Think about how much that kind of weight loss on a bike would normally…
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