hmmm.

if it was discharged, it cannot be charged.

pay attention to your voltmeter.



but then, all is under warranty, right?

so if your battery takes out the charging system they'll cover it as long as you play dumb

mike

 

Park at the top of a hill.

 

this link is to the instruction sheet for replacing a battery... not that you need that. But the sheet has charge times for various amp/hour batteries with various strength chargers and also battery state depending on voltage reading using a meter.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/app-c...ts/-J01575.PDF

you say you charged it in 1 hour but unknown what your charger amp rating is...

and contrary to previous poster, you can use a battery tender to charge a "dead" battery. at 11.8v, a battery is considered "dead"

 

I've replaced two batteries in our cars this month and both were because someone left the lights on. Once they are discharged all the way you usually find that one or more of the cells are damaged. I would bank on replacing the battery.

 

i've never replaced an original battery of any bike i've purchased, with the exception of a put together panhead (then shovelhead) in a rigid frame back in the early 70s.

my two 07s batteries have gone dead to the point of not starting. i've recharged and continued riding and they are still working completely satisfactory after 7+ years.

two batteries in my key fob died and left me stranded. both times either walked or hitched a ride to get new battery and was back in business to go.. i duct tape a fresh battery to the fob since then.

 

I don't want to be stuck with a bike that won't start. No matter where it is. Ever. Therefore, if this had happened to me I would replace the battery with a new one. Which might be overkill in the sense you can have it load-tested (as mentioned) and get a feel for what it's got left.

Me, I don't want to shut down at nightfall alone next to a two-lane out in the boonies out of cell-coverage, to stretch my legs…and get back on to start up and have it 'click'. Lessening the chances of even one episode like that is worth the hundred-eighty bucks or so for a new HD batt. I'm a chicken. Not so much scared of the dark itself, but of what's liable to be roaming in it these days.

I'm partial to the HD original equipment because I've always had great luck with Harley batteries, but I understand there are cheaper ways to go.

Alan

 

Got in a hundred mile ride with several stops along the way. So far so good.

 

Or, just a thought, you could learn the override procedure and be on your way.

 

Best advice here.

Do not assume it is shot, and have to buy another....
Do not assume it is good, and get stranded because you did not buy another.

 

If it's a newer battery and gets discharged fully it will likely recover. An older battery that gets fully discharged will seem OK for a few days and then leave you stranded. I had an older battery that was having issues (because I left the ignition on) charged it off the bike and had it load tested, it passed. I was stuck in BFE with a dead and swelled up battery. Partially discharging an iffy battery will take those iffy cells to bad cells real quick.