Interstate batteries
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Road Captain
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Interstate batteries
Shopping for a new battery, my son works at Interstate and was looking at the cycle-tron II, does anyone know if Interstate has good bike batteries?, my son didn't know as they can get them, but don't sell many, too many bike shops in the area
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Interstate makes good batteries, I have one of those in my bike.
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The only batteries that I've ever bought were the HD ones, they're made by Deka. A close friend owns an auto-electric shop, and rebuilds starters, alternators, etc. He sells several hundred automotive batteries a month and refuses to sell bike batteries. He always refers those customers to the HD dealership.
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From: Emerald Coast, FL
Here we go again... two schools of thought... 1. if it don't say HD it's no good... 2. any good battery works. Pick a side.
Personally, I pick the side that says "if it doesn't say HD on it it is probably better"... JMO
HD subcontracts out almost all of its parts and after market goods... to the lowest bidder that meets their minimum specs. Their batteries are made by Deka and Deka builds good batteries for them because they also rely on retail sales to maintain their reputation and profit margin... Buy the Deka or equivalent off brand with the same spec for allot less money... or if your worried someone might see that your battery doesn't say HD on it, buy the HD made by Deka and pay High Dollar.
Personally, I pick the side that says "if it doesn't say HD on it it is probably better"... JMO
HD subcontracts out almost all of its parts and after market goods... to the lowest bidder that meets their minimum specs. Their batteries are made by Deka and Deka builds good batteries for them because they also rely on retail sales to maintain their reputation and profit margin... Buy the Deka or equivalent off brand with the same spec for allot less money... or if your worried someone might see that your battery doesn't say HD on it, buy the HD made by Deka and pay High Dollar.
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I've had an Interstate battery for three years and it's going strong. It's been as reliable as the HD battery that gave me six years before I had to replace it.
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