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Battery
Can anyone tell/recommend the best battery for my Street Glide? Last year, I splurged and purchased Harley's Lithium battery. I purchased their largest 8h, for $299. What a mistake, 15 months later completely dead. I mean dead, absolutely nothing out of it. I called Harley, and was disappointed a battery that cost twice the amount of their AGM battery only came with a 1 year warranty. Harley also stated they discontinued that battery, and if I want another one, I have to purchase the upgrade. I asked them being only 15 months old, the price I paid, and their discontinuing because it was a failure if they can give me some type of break. I should've know better, Harley only wants your $$$. The best I got was Sorry, but you have to pay full price for the other. I won't be buying another Lithium battery until Harley starts making them standard production on the new bikes.
Well, does any one know what's the best battery out there? Not looking for price, but an outstanding high CC amps, and a big reserve. With a good sound system, I need a battery that won't drain quick.
Well, does any one know what's the best battery out there? Not looking for price, but an outstanding high CC amps, and a big reserve. With a good sound system, I need a battery that won't drain quick.
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I get good performance from Yuasa GYZ series of AGM Batteries
I use a Yuasa GYZ32HL AGM battery in my '16 bagger with a 124" crate engine. It has 500 CCA and spins over the 124" engine easily. I'm on about 4 years with this battery and it's still performing very well... I also have a Yuasa in my '03 Heritage, and '01 Springer. I had a Yuasa battery in my Stage II, 2012 Limited, when I sold it in 2018 to get my '16 Bagger...
IMHO..... If I made the jump to a Lithium Battery, I would use a model from Antigravity Batteries. The key to a Lithium Battery, since they tend to go dead quickly and can't handle being deeply discharged, is their built in "protection circuit" in the battery itself. Antigravity batteries have advanced electronics protecting their batteries. They even have one with a restart feature should you let it get do low it goes into protection mode, that is like a self jumping battery... If I were going to spend the big bucks on a Lithium battery, it would be one of the Antigravity brand...
I use a Yuasa GYZ32HL AGM battery in my '16 bagger with a 124" crate engine. It has 500 CCA and spins over the 124" engine easily. I'm on about 4 years with this battery and it's still performing very well... I also have a Yuasa in my '03 Heritage, and '01 Springer. I had a Yuasa battery in my Stage II, 2012 Limited, when I sold it in 2018 to get my '16 Bagger...
IMHO..... If I made the jump to a Lithium Battery, I would use a model from Antigravity Batteries. The key to a Lithium Battery, since they tend to go dead quickly and can't handle being deeply discharged, is their built in "protection circuit" in the battery itself. Antigravity batteries have advanced electronics protecting their batteries. They even have one with a restart feature should you let it get do low it goes into protection mode, that is like a self jumping battery... If I were going to spend the big bucks on a Lithium battery, it would be one of the Antigravity brand...
Last edited by hattitude; Oct 13, 2022 at 04:23 PM.
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GYZ32HL here as well. Purchased through Summit, decent price. Bought a Yuasa for the FIL's Wing, first one was damaged. Summit was very easy to deal with getting a replacement, been going great. Kinda stuck with Yuasa over the years, only thing we ever bought for the quads and SXS
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Don't know if you put a tender or charger on your lithium. A wet cell or AGM charger will damage a lithium battery. They require a special tender/charger. I had a HD lithium in 3 bikes for over two years no problems and would buy one again.
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I am still on the original battery on our 2017 Tri-Glide , it’s always on a battery tender when we aren’t riding and my 2019 CVO SG is still on the original battery with the 131 engine upgrade and it’s always on a battery tender when it’s not being rode
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Can anyone tell/recommend the best battery for my Street Glide? Last year, I splurged and purchased Harley's Lithium battery. I purchased their largest 8h, for $299. What a mistake, 15 months later completely dead. I mean dead, absolutely nothing out of it. I called Harley, and was disappointed a battery that cost twice the amount of their AGM battery only came with a 1 year warranty. Harley also stated they discontinued that battery, and if I want another one, I have to purchase the upgrade. I asked them being only 15 months old, the price I paid, and their discontinuing because it was a failure if they can give me some type of break. I should've know better, Harley only wants your $$$. The best I got was Sorry, but you have to pay full price for the other. I won't be buying another Lithium battery until Harley starts making them standard production on the new bikes.
Well, does any one know what's the best battery out there? Not looking for price, but an outstanding high CC amps, and a big reserve. With a good sound system, I need a battery that won't drain quick.
Well, does any one know what's the best battery out there? Not looking for price, but an outstanding high CC amps, and a big reserve. With a good sound system, I need a battery that won't drain quick.
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Big crank here as well. It was about 1/3 cheaper (at least) than the HD branded battery that came with the bike. Not interested in a Li cranking battery- not sure what the advantage would be other than it being much lighter, but with a #900+ bike, I don't think I'd notice.