time for a new battery
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Joined: May 2007
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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..
always store mine on tender in the winter. Org batt lasted for almost 5yrs to the day I bought her new..
replaced with one I got from ""Battery+"",, now almost 3yrs old and still going good..
replaced with one I got from ""Battery+"",, now almost 3yrs old and still going good..
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: poof
I own several vehicles and implements that require batteries. What I have learned is to get a good quality battery brand that is stocked locally. The few dollars saved by buying online is not worth the inconvenience in the event of a failure / warranty exchange.
For me I have gone with interstate batteries exclusively. Tenders or maintainers (schumacher/powerpulse) are used on all spendy batteries. Tenders on the cheaper ones.
I have been buying better maintainers (1 or 2 a year) and getting rid of the battery tenders. I'm aware of two local shop/garages and a storage facility where a tender is suspected of initiating a blaze.
For me I have gone with interstate batteries exclusively. Tenders or maintainers (schumacher/powerpulse) are used on all spendy batteries. Tenders on the cheaper ones.
I have been buying better maintainers (1 or 2 a year) and getting rid of the battery tenders. I'm aware of two local shop/garages and a storage facility where a tender is suspected of initiating a blaze.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Indiana
It's crazy how many people have battery issues. Mine is going on 6 years old and is the original stock HD battery. The only time a tender is on my bike is if it sits more that two weeks and longer. I was gone for work for 6 weeks with no tender and it fired right up when I got home. Now that I live in Indiana it will be plugged in for the winter. I'm sure I'm due for a new battery soon, but this one hasn't let me down yet.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2013
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From: Kentucky, USA
It's crazy how many people have battery issues. Mine is going on 6 years old and is the original stock HD battery. The only time a tender is on my bike is if it sits more that two weeks and longer. I was gone for work for 6 weeks with no tender and it fired right up when I got home. Now that I live in Indiana it will be plugged in for the winter. I'm sure I'm due for a new battery soon, but this one hasn't let me down yet.
Winter is the only time I put mine on a tender.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Indiana
Yea that's what I'm getting at. Mine isn't hooked up to the tender and I've never had a problem. The last 4 years I think the tender might have been hooked up one winter. I got riding breaks the other years. It's hooked up now because I move to Indiana where it's cold as ***** and snows. Back in WA I just had to deal with rain for the most part.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 824
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From: O'fallon IL
It's crazy how many people have battery issues. Mine is going on 6 years old and is the original stock HD battery. The only time a tender is on my bike is if it sits more that two weeks and longer. I was gone for work for 6 weeks with no tender and it fired right up when I got home. Now that I live in Indiana it will be plugged in for the winter. I'm sure I'm due for a new battery soon, but this one hasn't let me down yet.
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6th Gear
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Cape Coral, FL
Buy an AGM battery made by DEKA (the manufacturers for H-D). They are the only ones with a high enough Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) rating for H-D, Around 400cca for touring batteries. The wet cell Yuasa's just don't have the juice.
BTW buy from somebody like "Batteries +" or a dealer who sells Polaris 4-wheelers. They use the same batteries and are way cheaper than the dealer.
BTW buy from somebody like "Batteries +" or a dealer who sells Polaris 4-wheelers. They use the same batteries and are way cheaper than the dealer.
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From: Breaux Bridge, LA
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000123a
This one turns my 107" effortlessly & is very reasonably priced.
This one turns my 107" effortlessly & is very reasonably priced.