Battery Replacement
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Battery Replacement
Not having any problems with my battery....4 years old and I do tender it most of the time, but I want to make sure it won't fail me. Electrical system is fine, but I think 4 years is about the life of these units. Anybody have any recommendation beyond getting a stock battery for my 05 Ultra...with a 103 motor? Thanks...ride safe.
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This is an on going topic, do I need a tender. Much like do I need to run synthetics, do I need to upgrade my head light, etc.....
Actually if you have a some what temp controlled storage location. With out an alarm that you keep on all the time. And if you don't do short rides, and very seldom at that, I would not think so.
But it is a good idea to run a tender. I've almost been stuck someplace when starting out with a low charge and having to deal with a bunch of stop and go traffic, all the lights on mine, and the cooling fan kicked on! It was about to get ugly. Luckily I got home pretty quick.
But on the flip side, had I just not ran out for a couple errands and go up onto the highway and let her roll 55 or 65 mph. Would have not even noticed any loss in battery charge other then a slight dip in the starting volts upon getting out on the road.
So bottom line is how do you store and use your bike and do you really want one?
Actually if you have a some what temp controlled storage location. With out an alarm that you keep on all the time. And if you don't do short rides, and very seldom at that, I would not think so.
But it is a good idea to run a tender. I've almost been stuck someplace when starting out with a low charge and having to deal with a bunch of stop and go traffic, all the lights on mine, and the cooling fan kicked on! It was about to get ugly. Luckily I got home pretty quick.
But on the flip side, had I just not ran out for a couple errands and go up onto the highway and let her roll 55 or 65 mph. Would have not even noticed any loss in battery charge other then a slight dip in the starting volts upon getting out on the road.
So bottom line is how do you store and use your bike and do you really want one?
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I've been mulling this over myself. My battery was new in the spring of '06, making it about 3 years old. I keep it on a tender but am starting to wonder. How does one decide what's the right time and form whom do you purchase it?
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