Batery Tender Harness
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From: Connecticut
Batery Tender Harness
Bought a HD Batery Tender last week for my '06 Low Rider and noticed it included the alligator clips but not the charging harness that's permanently attached, so I boughta harness.
The bike was at the dealer having the gas tank replaced, so I brought the harness to the service dept to have it installed since the bike was in their shop anyways.
Got the bike back last night (FINALLY) and the service writer gave me back the harness I bought.
Seems the bike already had the charging harness installed. The connector was tucked in the electrical panel on the left side of the bike.
A couple guys I ride with have Ultras and their bikes came witht the harness too.
Does the factoryinsall the charging harness on all bikes?
And has anyone moved the connector to the right side of the bike to make it more convenient to use?
Sammi
The bike was at the dealer having the gas tank replaced, so I brought the harness to the service dept to have it installed since the bike was in their shop anyways.
Got the bike back last night (FINALLY) and the service writer gave me back the harness I bought.
Seems the bike already had the charging harness installed. The connector was tucked in the electrical panel on the left side of the bike.
A couple guys I ride with have Ultras and their bikes came witht the harness too.
Does the factoryinsall the charging harness on all bikes?
And has anyone moved the connector to the right side of the bike to make it more convenient to use?
Sammi
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From: Ozark Country
RE: Batery Tender Harness
Normally the dealers install these during inspection assembly, especially if they are located in areas that have very cold winters.
The harness (PN 94624-97B) only has a retail price of $7.95, so I'm sure the dealers purchase them by the case lot for next to nothing.
I have these installed on all my bikes, and they are the greatest things since sliced bread.
Sure beats the 'old days' when we had to pull the seats on and off all the time to hook up the battery tenders.
The harness (PN 94624-97B) only has a retail price of $7.95, so I'm sure the dealers purchase them by the case lot for next to nothing.
I have these installed on all my bikes, and they are the greatest things since sliced bread.
Sure beats the 'old days' when we had to pull the seats on and off all the time to hook up the battery tenders.
Road Master
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From: The birthplace of our nation- Philadelphia proud!
RE: Battery Tender Harness
I just took mine off when I was doing the battery recall work myself. The dealer pinched the harness wire with the cover when installed, and since I never used it and not sure if it will work since it's pinched so bad, I took it off. I never did like the look of it being zipped tied to the frame and just hanging there. I ride it enough and I don't have to put her up for the winter. I guess this is one of the few benefits of living in the South.
Road Warrior
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From: SW Corner of NW Corner
RE: Battery Tender Harness
pretty sure its an individual dealer thing. The dealer in Vancouver Wa does not do this, but the dealer down in Portland puts them on every bike.
side note: I don't know about now, but when I bought my bike, dealer in Vancouver was MSRP, dealer in Portland was over MSRP... so, take that for what its worth.
side note: I don't know about now, but when I bought my bike, dealer in Vancouver was MSRP, dealer in Portland was over MSRP... so, take that for what its worth.
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Cruiser
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RE: Battery Tender Harness
i dont have the hd brand but bought the deltran battery tender plus and it comes with the plug up harness. (think i saw where hd brand is deltran anyways)
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From: Boonville, MO
RE: Batery Tender Harness
My 06 Lowrider came with a battery tender free, the 07 SE Ultra had the wire but they wanted you to by the tender. I think they put the wire on as mentioned above when putting them together since it's apart and easy to do, then if you want to by the tender they can hand it to you. I wasn't going with this i buy it bit, i did get my tender free on the 07 as well.
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From: From Long Island, now in So. Cal
RE: Batery Tender Harness
You can make something like what I did. Buy some wire and a couple of banana jacks at a local electronics store. Solder the wires to the male end of the black jack, put sleeving over it, bolt it to the ignition cover and runthe other endto the battery.Mark your positive and negative leads on the battery charger, cut the connector off, trim insulation and secure the wires in the banana jack connector using the screws that are in the connector. I park my bike with the left side of the bike next to a wall and looking under the battery is a clear view to see when mating the connector.It would have been more convenient or the right side of the bike but I wanted something out of sight, and when the bike is on its kick stand it is not visible.[/align][/align]
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