is the battery needed?

fizzle · Post by **fizzle** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:48 pm

howdy everyone, i just got a spree, and i've put in a bunch of money, and an extra 20 or 30 dollars on a battery is definately going to put me over the edge. So my question is do you need a battery for the scoot to run?
i had a 91 dr250 maybe 6 years back, and i had the battery but it was dead and i could pop start it (had no kick). But my spree doesn't even have a battery so do i need one to close the circuit?
has anyone tried runing theirs without a battery at all?
thanks for your time
stay safe

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:38 pm

all peds can be run without a battery. but your accessories (turn signals, breaklight, ect.) wont function. atleast not properly. but it can be done

Post by **noiseguy** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:45 pm

MC's usually blow the headlights if you run them w/o batteries... will the Spree do the same?

gman75 · Post by **gman75** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:30 pm

I blew my headlights and speedo light running without a battery. However I didnt have a voltage regulator either. So I'm not sure which caused the blowage. I would get a battery to be safe rather than sorry.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:52 pm

if i were you i would just go to your local powersports dealer and by a new battery... trust me i know that you dont want to spend the money... but it will be worth it... i bought mine brand new for 16 bucks... i thkn thats pretty cheap compared to what i thought it would be.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:01 pm

if your gonna put money into it you might as well finish what you started and do it right, not having could only lead to more problems, which means more $$$$$$$$$$!

darat · Post by **darat** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:57 am

Wait mike u have a radio on the spree? i had one on my friends and it killed his batt in like 10min with us rideing around.

Kikwear · Post by **Kikwear** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:54 am

New battery for $16? s***, WalMart costs almost $40 and I thought they were cheaper than everyone.

fizzle · Post by **fizzle** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:45 am

well dennis krook lists a parts unlimited one for around 16 dollars maybe 16.99, and i think that most parts dealerships sell stuff for around the same price - so its totally possible.
dennis kirk isn't that cheap -
but i love lookin' in catalogs.
stay safe

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:19 pm

yeah macomb powerports by my house had the the battery for 16 bucks, no lie. and yeah i got a radio but it doesnt hook up to my battery haha i made a ghetto one, nothing special at all. battery powered.