Battery problems?
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Battery life depends more on how the bike is ridden. A bike that sits in a garage on a tender and not ridden much will last 6 + years.
A bike ridden every day especially in the heat, especially a Softail with the battery in the oil tank where it gets extreamely hot will last two/three years.
A bike ridden every day especially in the heat, especially a Softail with the battery in the oil tank where it gets extreamely hot will last two/three years.
LOL...she definitely doesn't sit in the garage very much!
I took her to the dealership and had them check things out. Battery is still good and everything else checked out OK. They said it was more than likely just the cold weather and just to ride it! So Drs order...we'll ride!
Thanks Guys for the info and support!
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Battery life depends more on how the bike is ridden. A bike that sits in a garage on a tender and not ridden much will last 6 + years.
A bike ridden every day especially in the heat, especially a Softail with the battery in the oil tank where it gets extreamely hot will last two/three years.
A bike ridden every day especially in the heat, especially a Softail with the battery in the oil tank where it gets extreamely hot will last two/three years.
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LOL...she definitely doesn't sit in the garage very much!
I took her to the dealership and had them check things out. Battery is still good and everything else checked out OK. They said it was more than likely just the cold weather and just to ride it! So Drs order...we'll ride!
Thanks Guys for the info and support!
I took her to the dealership and had them check things out. Battery is still good and everything else checked out OK. They said it was more than likely just the cold weather and just to ride it! So Drs order...we'll ride!
Thanks Guys for the info and support!
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That is true. A friend of mine had a Heritage with a security system on it and he had pigtails mounted on the battery so all he had to do was plug it in or it would draw down his battery. I think that is one thing that people might not think about but it does happen.
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I mentioned to the tech that DH has a 2003 Softail Standard whose battery is several years old and it starts every time like a champ. He said it was because those old bikes are so simple they don't pull the juice these newer bikes do. Mine has 3 computers that have to be powered up to run everything. Made sense.
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I mentioned to the tech that DH has a 2003 Softail Standard whose battery is several years old and it starts every time like a champ. He said it was because those old bikes are so simple they don't pull the juice these newer bikes do. Mine has 3 computers that have to be powered up to run everything. Made sense.
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Battery's can go at anytime.
My org batt lasted almost 5yrs to the day, ridden 6-7 months a yr, average almost 2hr rides everyday, then stored for winter.
If you already checked the batt bolts for tightness. then if still under warranty you might have your dealer check out the charging system. while its free.
or check the batt you have, might just be bad and replace it. could be that simple.???
My org batt lasted almost 5yrs to the day, ridden 6-7 months a yr, average almost 2hr rides everyday, then stored for winter.
If you already checked the batt bolts for tightness. then if still under warranty you might have your dealer check out the charging system. while its free.
or check the batt you have, might just be bad and replace it. could be that simple.???
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This same issue happened with my '11 Deluxe last weekend. Been on a tender for weeks, powered up, lights on, won't start. Checked connections, regulator, spark plugs, etc - no change.
Swapped in a new battery, fired up first time like it was a new bike.
Go figure - original battery lasted me from Feb. 2011 to last weekend, in So Cal, with riding about 3mos out of the year.
Swapped in a new battery, fired up first time like it was a new bike.
Go figure - original battery lasted me from Feb. 2011 to last weekend, in So Cal, with riding about 3mos out of the year.
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