I wanted to share this with all of you:
Hey, check this out! We found who makes Harley Davidson Batteries.
​Harley OEM Battery Made by East Penn Just an FYI if anyone was curious. I spoke with East Penn MFG out of PA. Harley will be pissed at me, oh well. They confirmed that they indeed make the actual OEM Harley batteries. Tech support stated the Big Crank AGM ETX20L (310cca) and the AGM Deka ETX20L are identical to 65989-97B,C aside from a slightly recessed post mount vs the flush mount they make for Harley. They are also color coded and labeled differently, but indeed are the same and at 55 bucks cheaper adding tax through HD.

If you are like me, you want quality at the best price. Just thought I'd share. You can call East Penn Mfg to confirm my statements( 610-682-6361)

Same goes for the Bagger 66010-97A,B. Equiv would be the Big Crank ETX30L.


http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Cra...L-Battery.html


http://www.batteryservice.com/produc...lNumber=ETX20L


http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Cra...L-Battery.html

Truth is East Penn Mfg makes batteries for most of the automobile/ motorcycle and powersports industry under many different labels but its the same quality and in most cases the exact same battery.

I did the research so you do not have to. Your welcome.LOL


I copied this to let you know these batteries are exactly the same as the Harley Davidson battery. They are made by East Penn Manuf.
At online stores they are $99.00 with free shipping.


Diesel

 

Yep got my last battery a big crank from Batterymart. Good company and fast delivery.

 

Great battery info! I've been buying mine at NAPA... Good batteries but almost as spendy as the Stealer's!

 

Thanks Diesel!

 

I've had bad experiences with two OEM HD battaries (regardless of who makes them). I went with the Duracell AGM with 400 CCA and a two year full replacement warranty. The link I've included below states this particular battery is for 1580cc, but it is just fine for the 103cid's.

https://www.batteriesplus.com/Batter.../2009/CYL10020

 

I bought a battery from BatteriesPlus also for my 2011 TriGlide.
The price was substantially less than what Harley wanted for the same battery.

 

the first 2 of these links are for batteries w/ 310 CCA ??

 

Yep, what they said. Replaced my oem battery with one from Batteries Plus. Their battery is a two year free replacement instead of 6 month? from HD, at about the same price. ?Cranks it just fine.

 

I bought my last battery at AutoZone cause I couldn't wait to order one online. It's also a EXT30L 400 CCA made by East Penn and it has a Duralast Gold sticker on it.