AGMs are now more available and less expensive so are displacing gel batteries in most of the power sports market. In these applications cold cranking amps and starting power, one of the gel batteries shortfalls, may be secondary to better cold temp operation and the ability to discharge more deeply. A gel battery might be a better for a snowmobile or vehicle often used in very cold temps, or for a power sports vehicle that runs lots of electrical accessories. Would I rather have an AGM instead of a gel for my bike? Yes, it's better suited to the application. Looking at the three types, flooded lead acid, gel, and AGM, all can be used for motorcycles. They were motorcycle specific batteries, with standard motorcycle specific size markings, purchased at motorcycle stores for my motorcycles, and they worked just fine. You've mentioned several times that these aren't for motorcycles but I've had several for different bikes over the years. Both are sealed/non-vented, more resistant to vibration, can be shipped in the mail because there's no liquid electrolyte to be dangerous, and can be mounted in most any orientation because the electrolyte can't leak out. In AGM the electrolyte is kept in glass matts and in gel batteries it is gelled so it's not liquid, it's gel. Before AGMs became widely available gel batteries were used for motorcycles and still are.īoth AGM and gel batteries are traditional lead acid technology batteries but with some important differences from standard flooded lead acid batteries.
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