Batteries in GY6 engine scooters - AGM or regular lead acid batteries?

I been using an AGM battery for a little over a year at this point and it appears to be failing on me already... comparing it to the performance of the original lead acid battery I took out of the thing a little over a year ago... this video doesn't really reach any conclusions over which type of battery is in fact better but tends to suggest AGM batteries are not the right choice imo, probably gonna buy a new non-agm lead acid battery to test soon

[@OGmolton1]

since this old lead acid battery isn't gonna work any better I ordered a new one, I went with this gel electrolyte battery, they are supposed to be good for scooters and motorcycles. If that needs to be replaced in a year I'll have a full set of all the different types of crappy batteries

[@OGmolton1]

I wonder if the AGM battery was ever getting charged right in the bike, it seemed to be charging it fine, but I'm thinking that the voltage might not have been right and that reduced the life more than it should have... looking at the diagram its hard to tell if the rectifier controls the voltage going to the battery or not, something would probably have to change it to the 14V or whatever they say AGM batteries should be charged at... oh well. So far so good with the new gel battery

[@caidagreat2079]

How much was the new battery

[@OGmolton1]

it was $30, it's called YTX7A-BS Gel 12V 7AH Battery for Scooter KYMCO People 150 150CC 09 ExpertPower on amazon, good battery so far