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Jun 26, 2012 | 05:52 PM

#21

lionsm13

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From: Western South Dakota

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Originally Posted by Superfly3176

I would just replace it. I got mine for 70 some dollars shipped off batterymart. It's worth the piece of mind. Batteries are the frequent replacers on every vehicle.

Yep, buy a new one.
Put the old one a tender and a couple weeks B4 riding season is done pull the new one and put in the old one. Put the new one on a tender as well as the old one and then when riding season starts again for you, fire up the old one and see.

BTW: That is exactly what I am doing at the moment.

Jun 26, 2012 | 07:13 PM

#22

Booey424

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From: Letart,WV

My 2003 883r battery didn't go bad untill my stator went bad. The battery was 8 years old before I had to replace it because the bad stator drained it. ANd I NEVER used a tender on it.

Jun 26, 2012 | 07:42 PM

#23

Tony P

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From: North of Hell, South of Heaven

I'm still with the original battery, which will be 5 years old next month. I put it on the tender only during the winter and only when I think it may be 2-3 weeks before I'm able to ride.

Jul 2, 2012 | 09:28 AM

#24

galtjunk

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From: New Mexico-No, you don't need a passport.

My last battery was 7 years old when I replaced it. It was an HD battery.
I replaced it with an agm battery from Batteries Plus. It is made by the same manufacturer the makes the HD battery but it has a 2 year warranty and it was about $50 cheaper.
The AGM batteries are great.
I live in the high desert so I get both hot and cold weather.