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The manufacturers will install the cheapest battery possible to get them through the warranty period. Also it's possible they will pro rate the warranty based on how many months you own the battery. Take a permanent marker and write "dont steal!!!" on top of it when you use a roadside shop. Show the mechanic that when you drop it off. I always change scooter batteries every 18 months to maintenance free and never worry about being let down on the side of the road... Best 15 USD a year you can spend.....

 

The battery of any Honda I ever bought lasted about 3 years or so. If you look at the battery in your bike there is a paper sticker that should have the serial number of your bike. That sticker is applied by hondH at the factory.
My stepson took his bike for service at a roadside place and latter found there was someone else's clapped out battery installed.
You might want to check that detail.

 

Every new motorcycle I have owned, in Philippines, comes with a cheap @ss battery that craps out within the first year. Now I will grant you that I have only owned 6 new motorcycles over 10 years here so some folks are way ahead of me on this but that seems a pretty impressive number of crap batteries.

So the question becomes: Why would I want to replace the battery with original equipment that just does not stand the test of time? (Note that this is a sore point today as the battery in my 8-month-old Honda has just crapped out and needs replacing).

 

If you look for a really good professionell Mechanic than go to Peter Sager, Dauin (The House in opposite of ELDORADO)
This guy win a lot of prices in Bike races in the past and he really knows what a Bike needs - but he ask his own prices - it's at least affordable and on the other hand you get really Quality!

 

My original battery lasted about 18 months (yes I did make sure the distilled water level was maintained), the replacement battery, which I bought at the small shop with the Panasonic sign across the from the front of the mall, that one is still working fine after 3 years. It's a maint-free battery.

 

i'm a new bike owner here...
i took my bike to raddi to get new tubeless tires and to fix a leak in the carb float bowl overflow. there was about 6 mechanics in the shop at the time and i got the tires installed after a short wait but i was told to come back the next day around 8:30 for the carb guy.

so i got there at 8:30 the next day and the carb guy came in around 10:30 am and took me right away; he pulled the carb and put a new float needle in with no hesitation.

next day, the carb was leaking again and my tires were low so i went back to the shop but neither of the guys that worked on my bike the day before were there. it appears the mechanics at raddi (and maybe other parts stores?) are independent of the parts store; you pay the store for the parts and you pay the mechanics for the installation..

next time, i'll get the mechanics name and number...

 

For periodical maintenance of your motorbike, just stick to the dealer, their mechanics have the most experience to replace or adjust things. When it comes to tires, batteries and other not brand specific items there is a wide choice of motor shops around. To mention one shop as the best.........I really don't know.