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Old 09-19-2008, 01:52 PM
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I have a 97 Fatboy which is stock and have come up with two choices of a Deka ETX20L or Odyssey PC545MJ battery. What are the recommendations of anyone on this forum???

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I run the Odyessy and haven't had problems yet. Some guys don't like them. The only complaint is the battery is smaller and I had to put pieces of foum around it to hold it in place. I was having problems at first and found I had a bad regulator. Replaced that and since then it has been running strong
 
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http://www.jpcycles.com/search.aspx?...ss+mat+battery The best i have ever used.....6 years

and going strong , JP Cycles Glass Mat
 
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Regardless of what battery you use. Do your self a favor and buy a battery tender from Deltran. Yes HD contracts with Deltran too, only puts their name on it, imagine that, huh? But the battery tender will save your battery, big time. I put mine on as soon as I come back from a spin no matter what the temperature or the season.
 
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For sure on the battery tender. Same here , every time it is put in the garage
 
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I ran the odessey battery it's a dry cell but limited with the cca I found the Yuasu or the interstate and even the Harley glass matt batteries have a higher cranking amps for less money. if you want something really trick go to http://www.tekbattery.com/ these things are really light and really powerful (no acid) but expensive.
 
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