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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 06:54 AM
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i have the same year and the same issue. battery test says was ok. i checked for drain and it is 67ma and that is ok. well i had a trip to take and no time for the deka on ebay. i hear they are good and they make the battery for harley. I called the local wal-mart and got their battery. it works good. was easy to install but if i had the time i would have got Harley because the post are not the same. i have to mount the cables top mount. the mustang seat is plastic so no issues there. deka on ebay was 68 and wal-mart was 78 and HD was 140.

oh and my 07 bike was made 6/6/06 so the battery is 3 years old and 40,000 miles. I bought it 08/31/07 so it had sit time
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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An alarm system imposes minimal drain. Check the charging system. There should be at least 13V at the battery with the bike running.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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The HD batteries actually came down quite a bit in price several months ago, that's why I bought one versus aftermarket.
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Geoff
Visit a Harley dealer and get a OE replacement. I've heard too many horror stories about bargain batteries. You might also pick up a Battery Tender. An '07 shouldn't need a new battery.

An '05 Ultra Classic (purchased in Aug. '04) I recently sold still had the original battery. I kept the battery connected to a tender when not riding.
Probably shouldn't need one but my 07 Dyna needs one. Will be three years old next month. Battery Tender on it all the time.
 
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