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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 06:53 PM
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+1 on a Big Crank from Battery Mart for $99 (plus FREE shipping). 'Bout the best you'll do. Top shelf battery.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 07:10 PM
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Keep the new one on a tender and you will get more than 3 yrs out of it, at least I did. 7 yrs on the one in the old FXDL.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 07:13 PM
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Big crank from Batterymart.com for me...
 
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Old Aug 26, 2015 | 07:39 PM
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if space is an issue.. than AntiGravity batteries are great!!!.. I had it on my sporty... and now the 15 cell on my Softail.. lots of juice and cranking power... highly recommended.. well.. they are costly... but worth every penny
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Old Aug 27, 2015 | 06:49 PM
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I went with a YUASA AGM battery, and an AGM charger from Battery Mart.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2015 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by FurryOne
I went with a YUASA AGM battery, and an AGM charger from Battery Mart.
So then am I to presume that a regular battery charger won't work on a AGM battery?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 10:47 AM
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So then am I to presume that a regular battery charger won't work on a AGM battery?
??? I've been using the tender from HD on my AGM for 3 yrs..
 
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 07:15 PM
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I thought the only different tender to use was if you used lithium ion battery.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Hey Man
So then am I to presume that a regular battery charger won't work on a AGM battery?
AGM batteries are a bit different for charging from what I've read. They're susceptible to over voltage charging. 15V is a no-no. I purchased the BatteryMINDer 12v 2Amp AGM charger from Battery Mart. It continuously desulfates the battery and is temperature compensated. The battery is a GYZ20HL (20ah, 310cca).

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??? I've been using the tender from HD on my AGM for 3 yrs..
HD's tenders have additional smarts over a simple $5 trickle charger from, say, Harbor Freight, but I don't believe they contain a desulfating cycle.
 

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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 11:12 PM
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lipo power is the way to go now,many good brands out there like alien motion,shorai,antigravity etc...just go with 12 cell or higher,no need for tender or charging plus you lose about 7-9 lbs too!
 
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