My 2006 still is on the original battery too now that I think about it. I just changed the ATP battery as it was staying around 11 volts after charging. (Just sold it so my son can get a Can-Am Renegade) That was a 2005. So, I have about 5 years on my 06 so far. I hope it goes as long as your's did, Specta. So far, so good. I just run the quad once a week.

 

At $50, I would be happy if it lasted 2 years. I bought a stock $70 Battery from the dealer 4 years ago and it still works great, I leave the battery in the ATV all winter when the ATV is stored ,without a trickle charger or anything.

My best one thought is I bought the cheapest $32 "Everlast" battery from Wal Mart for my snowmobile expecting to get 2 season at most and its still going strong after 4 seasons.

 

Gotta love Walmart. Although the area Mass. Walmarts don't sell firearms anymore...

 

So far our Rubicon battery has lasted 5 years and still going strong. It gets ridden almost everyday except for wintertime. Never put a charger on it once. I hope mine lasts as long as yours.

 

9 Years is awesome I have a 2006 Honda rubicon 4x4 that has the stock battery in it also, I hope it will last this long. I use a Tusk battery charger in the off season and it has held up great so far hopefully i can make it at least another couple years.

 

honda's have awesome OEM batteries. my dad's 1984 TRX 200 OE battery lasted a good 14 years. then bought a cheapie from fleet farm, lasted 1 year. bought one from batteries plus, lasted another year. now there is no battery, we just pull start it....

 

Out here where I live the cheepest battery I could find including WalMart was about $78.

I remember my friend telling me that his only lasted about 3-4 years and bought a new one for about $36 but that was a few years ago, he's the one that I got my new one from.

I really believe one of the tricks to battery longevity is keeping you machine tuned so it starts quickly and I'm sure that a winch shortens the life of a battery seeing that most sealed and maint free batteries are not designed to be drained low and recharged over and over again.

My OE was getting tired, it was time.

 

Yeah, mine too... Oh, you meant the battery. My OE body is getting tired too, though.

 

mine too Moose