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I have run into the same thing on my 2013 so you are not alone. Very poor battery setup.
 
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Originally Posted by NDakota
..... I've read some bad reviews on original HD batteries.

All I've ever used were OEM HD Batteries, and I get 7 years out of them, but it's on a tender when the bikes parked, and removed in the winter, since my garage is not heated.
 
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Originally Posted by slickman
I have run into the same thing on my 2013 so you are not alone. Very poor battery setup.
2014 the battery has been turned round so you now see the negative terminal. As this is the one that should be removed first that might have been part of the reasoning.
 
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