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Old Nov 3, 2014 | 08:40 AM
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Found this on the internet that may help all of us.
Extending the Life of your Harley Davidson Battery
 
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Old Nov 3, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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Great sales article for HD.
 
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Not selling for HD just trying to help keep everyone batteries up to par for longer life.
 
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Not you my friend, HD did a good one with their opener. The points are good though. LOL

"First of all, you need to know why you should buy a Harley Davidson Battery for your motorcycle. It's simple. All motorcycle batteries were NOT created equal."
 
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I have a battery tender Jr. connected to my bike any time I am not riding it and it is parked in the garage. You need a good tender not a HF special. Had one of those HF ones and it cooked my new battery over the winter. I keep a tender on my corvette battery as the car sometimes sits for 3-4 months. The battery in the vette is still good and it is ten years old and I know it is because it stays on a tender. I keep a tender on my lawn tractor, and my quad.
 
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This is good info for all batteries!

OP thanks for sharing this for those of us who may not have known.
 
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Well that's one minute and fifteen seconds of my life that I'll never get back.
 
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