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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 02:19 PM
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So I had some routine service set up since I cant ride now anyway. Free pick up and delivery at the local dealer. They need work and have some pretty good deals on parts and labor. I am going to have the cam chain tensioners checked and most likely replaced, a front tire and some other stuff that I am not really up for doing. Pull it out of the garage after 3 months and she wont start. Battery seems to be crapped out even after being on the tender all this time. The battery I can do myself but might as well let them do it now as they really cant do the rest of the stuff if it wont run.
Damn! Well I was intending to replace the battery this spring anyway.
And so it starts

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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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One step forward and two steps back! That seems to be the way of life latley
 
Old Jan 16, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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Well, everything mechanical needs servicing. I'm sure your local dealer is happy to have the business!
 
Old Jan 16, 2010 | 03:11 PM
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Good for you for giving some Harley techs some work during the slow season.
 
Old Jan 16, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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Mike, Is your bike the 05 in your sig picture.Just curious since I have a 05 also with orig. Battery. I have a couple of buds with 03 & 04"s with orig battery so I wasn't even thinkin abought a battery yet.
 
Old Jan 16, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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My 02 Ultra still has its original battery. I never have used a tender, and it started the bike today after a COLD three week layoff. ................. KNOCK ON WOOD!
 
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Mike, Is your bike the 05 in your sig picture.Just curious since I have a 05 also with orig. Battery. I have a couple of buds with 03 & 04"s with orig battery so I wasn't even thinkin abought a battery yet.

Yup, its the 05 with the original battery. Never gave me a problem until now. I was going to replace it in April or so after I started riding again. You guys with the 02 and 03 factory batteries are just tempting fate. Mine failed in the driveway loading it into the dealers trailer. You cant beat that!!

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We all tempt fate every time we ride, in soooo many ways.
 
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Dead battery after being on a tender all this time, I would almost suspect there is some other problem going on here (perhaps even a bad battery tender).
 
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Hey deadman77,

Not to steal your thread but, I had a KZ900 just like yours but red. Even had the Kerker 4 into 1 header with no baffle, sounded awesome at 70 mph
 



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