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Old Sep 3, 2021 | 09:01 AM
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Hi Guys: I'm gifting a battery tender to a buddy of mine and installing it for him. He's got a 2006 Softail Standard. I've only owned Dynas myself, so I'm wondering if there's any preferred way to route the wiring on a Softail so it's easy to get to, but unobtrusive at the same time?

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I always install mine under edge of seat.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2021 | 09:19 AM
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Mine just dangles out the left side fwd on the oil bag and is just long enough so the heavy capped plug if I tuck it behind coil cover catches there.


 

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I have mine zip-tied under the coil.
 
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Thanks guys. I appreciate it.
 
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I route the battery tender pigtail so it exits the right side under the seat and behind the oil bag like 04FXDI shows. I route the jump start pigtail out the left side the same way.
 
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I route the battery tender pigtail so it exits the right side under the seat and behind the oil bag like 04FXDI shows. I route the jump start pigtail out the left side the same way.
How big a gage is your jump start pigtail? Actually one could use it for charger. As long as your attachment reverses for the doaner battery. I would recommend never jumping a Harley except in an emergency.
 
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The pigtail I use to jump the bike is for the Antigravity XP-10 micro jump starter. I don't know what gauge the jump start pigtail is but it is much heavier than a tender pigtail. This is the jump start pigtail. It is specific for that jump start model.
 
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