Battery Time
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Tourer
Joined: Jan 2018
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From: Akron ohio
i know you already ordered your new battery so my tip will help with installing and removing the new battery.
I take a piece of baler twine and tie an eye at each end then pull some slack through each eye, forming a loop.
Make the loops big enough to go around each end of the new battery.
Now you can lift the battery from the middle section and each loop will tighten (or choke) around the battery.
Leave it on the battery when you install it and you can use it to pull your battery in winter or whenever.
That is my redneck/farmer/logger tip.
I take a piece of baler twine and tie an eye at each end then pull some slack through each eye, forming a loop.
Make the loops big enough to go around each end of the new battery.
Now you can lift the battery from the middle section and each loop will tighten (or choke) around the battery.
Leave it on the battery when you install it and you can use it to pull your battery in winter or whenever.
That is my redneck/farmer/logger tip.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: FL East Coast /Western NC
yep... sams club duracells are just fine for me... 5 years and still going... up tp about $150 now i think... my last one was 118.. check the date on it and u all set
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: West Texas Sandhills
I thought that too until I bought my last battery from Oreillys. That one went Ka-put in less than 8 months. The damn warranty is only for 6. It soured me on their batteries and since they have gone up, they are only about $10 less than a Harley battery.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2021
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From: NC Mountains
Battery pickin is much like nose pickin, or better yet, oil pickin. Everyone has their own ways and reasons.
I got the Yuasa AGM, Gyz32HL, for my 03 FLHRCI. 500 CCA. I keep mine on a low amp smart charger while not riding. Yuasa ain't cheap but ain't lithium price either. Baring any discharge issues it should last 5 yrs +. Good luck
I got the Yuasa AGM, Gyz32HL, for my 03 FLHRCI. 500 CCA. I keep mine on a low amp smart charger while not riding. Yuasa ain't cheap but ain't lithium price either. Baring any discharge issues it should last 5 yrs +. Good luck
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,810
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From: Lincolnshire, IL
I'm still happy with my 4 year old YUASA battery. Stays on a battery maintainer when not riding but works great, reasonable price, shipped direct to my door.
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From: Florida
I replaced my original HD battery that was 4 years old last September..... the replacement died Sunday just gone... only 9 months old, to say I was not impressed is an understatement!
Luckily I carry a battery power pack that got me out of trouble as I was in the mountains miles from anywhere!
I would suggest EVERYONE carry a battery power pack, so far I have helped out 5 stranded bikers with a dead battery!
BTW my bike is kept on a tender if not riding... which I do most days and its always a decent distance, ie not a hop to the local store/bar.
Luckily I carry a battery power pack that got me out of trouble as I was in the mountains miles from anywhere!
I would suggest EVERYONE carry a battery power pack, so far I have helped out 5 stranded bikers with a dead battery!
BTW my bike is kept on a tender if not riding... which I do most days and its always a decent distance, ie not a hop to the local store/bar.
I replaced my original HD battery that was 4 years old last September..... the replacement died Sunday just gone... only 9 months old, to say I was not impressed is an understatement!
Luckily I carry a battery power pack that got me out of trouble as I was in the mountains miles from anywhere!
I would suggest EVERYONE carry a battery power pack, so far I have helped out 5 stranded bikers with a dead battery!
BTW my bike is kept on a tender if not riding... which I do most days and its always a decent distance, ie not a hop to the local store/bar.
Luckily I carry a battery power pack that got me out of trouble as I was in the mountains miles from anywhere!
I would suggest EVERYONE carry a battery power pack, so far I have helped out 5 stranded bikers with a dead battery!
BTW my bike is kept on a tender if not riding... which I do most days and its always a decent distance, ie not a hop to the local store/bar.