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Old Feb 9, 2023 | 09:13 PM
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Your battery is a Harley part #66000343 battery, which is the same as the previous Harley #65989-97E, used in FX & FL Softails since the '90s and in the Dyna models too..


In the aftermarket battery world, it will be a "20" series battery. They vary between 270CCA and 320CCA depending on model chosen, and measure 6 7/8" x 3 7/16" x 6 1/8".

Unless you want to go Lithium, my favorite premium quality batteries are the Yuasa brand AGM batteries.

I use the Yuasa GYZ20HL AGM battery for my Softails, and Dyna. I use the GYZ32HL for my Bagger, which is just a larger version of the "20" series GYZ/HL batteries.

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Old Feb 9, 2023 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by MarlinSpike
The guy is just doing preventative maintenance on a pre-owned vehicle and wants to know what battery to buy. Why bust on him?
It's a 2023. How pre-owned can it be???
 
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Old Feb 9, 2023 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Hey Man
It's a 2023. How pre-owned can it be???
Preowned by the dealership?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2023 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Hey Man
It's a 2023. How pre-owned can it be???
What I was thinking. Sounds like a solution in search of a problem.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2023 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by hattitude
Your battery is a Harley part #66000343 battery, which is the same as the previous Harley #65989-97E, used in FX & FL Softails since the '90s and in the Dyna models too..


In the aftermarket battery world, it will be a "20" series battery. They vary between 270CCA and 320CCA depending on model chosen, and measure 6 7/8" x 3 7/16" x 6 1/8".

Unless you want to go Lithium, my favorite premium quality batteries are the Yuasa brand AGM batteries.

I use the Yuasa GYZ20HL AGM battery for my Softails, and Dyna. I use the GYZ32HL for my Bagger, which is just a larger version of the "20" series GYZ/HL batteries.

Enjoy your new bike...!
Thank you. The bike is new and just getting it ready for taking my wife on rides once she gets out of the hospital. This is my first HD in 50-years of riding sport bikes.
 
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