Hi all. New here so bare with me. I've acquired a couple of 06' panther 110's and they need batteries.. Or so I've been told. I can not seem to find a battery at a advanced auto parts. I have the # off of the battery being "GTX6.5-BS" Is there some comparison where I could just pick one up locally? Or is this something I have to order. Help please, I'm just a mom

 

You really don't need to know anything about battery numbers or cross compatibilty. A 12 volt battery is a 12 volt battery. Then there is the amp-hour rating, but a 110cc quad can get away with a small battery (5 to 7 amp-hours). Putting in a battery with a bigger amp-hour rating is fine as long as it will fit. I suspect that the "6.5" part of your battery part number stands for 6.5 amp-hour.

The thing you need to do is measure the external dimensions of the existing battery compartment in your quad (length, width, and height), then go find a motorcycle battery that that will fit in mechanically. Walmart is the cheapest place I've found for small batteries (about $27). Auto parts stores are the most expensive ($55). The prices reflect what I found in my area last time I was shopping for a battery (which about three years ago).

When you buy a new battery you usually will get it "dry". You'll have to add sulfuric acid into each of six cells till they're full from a seperate acid bottle that comes with the battery. That will bring the battery up to about half charge. You need to finish that off with a battery charger (charge rate no more than 2 amps!). Take care not to get the acid on your clothes, skin and especially your eyes.

Finally, start up the quad with the headlights off. Run the engine speed up to medium fast and measure the DC voltage right on the battery terminals with a meter. You should see 13.5 to 14.5 volts DC. Too high or too low indicates a problem with your battery charge circuitry on the quad which can quickly ruin a new battery in a short amount of time.

 

Thank you so much.. Thankfully someone else has taken over getting the batteries and looking over the mechanics. I'm certianly not equipped!