Motorcycle batteries and car batteries serve the same purpose. They both provide a large burst of energy to start the vehicle engine. But a battery for an automobile and a battery for a motorcycle are different in some important ways.
Motorcycle batteries are smaller than car batteries. They have to fit into a smaller place in a smaller vehicle. They also do not need to provide electrical power for many accessories. The battery just needs to provide the amount of amperage required to start the engine.
Car batteries are much more powerful with higher capacity than a motorcycle battery. The motorcycle sized battery will range from about six amp hours to 12 amp hours of cold cranking capacity. Automobile batteries start at about 12 amp hours and go all the way up from there. Although both types of batteries need constant recharging from the vehicle electrical system, the smaller motorcycle battery does not require nearly as much power to keep it charged.
A motorcycle battery will normally cost less than an automobile battery. There are several reasons for this difference. Since a battery for a motorcycle is smaller, lighter, and contains less acid, it costs less to manufacture. Being lighter, it costs less to ship each battery to the retailer. These factors help contribute to the lower overall costs.
These are just some of the differences between a motorcycle battery and a car battery. The huge difference in the actual power requirements of the applications requires a different size and style of battery.
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