Curious, what are yall running for a battery and what kind of life are you getting out of it.?l The Street Glide I just picked up has a Craftsman that is a year or so old, I am going to replace it since I don't know the history.

 

You will get many opinions on what battery is the best I am sure. I have been using Big Crank Batteries for my Trike and Sportster. 5 year on the Sportster and 3-4 on the trike. A lot depends on how you maintain the battery and how much you ride.

https://www.batterymart.com/c-big-crank-batteries.html


NOTE:
The above information, while credible, is worth what you paid for it and should not be considered gospel.
Do due diligence, research and have a H-D Field Service Manual before working on your bike.
You will probably have many opinions and suggestions presented; make sure you research the person providing the helpful information as there are some who provide good information that is useful and some who speak out of other orifices with gibberish. You will figure out this quickly

 

If it ain't broke, why fix it. Just sayin

 

It’s cheap insurance. When you have a 30,000 dollar plus bike spending 200 or so for peace of mind is worth every penny.

 

This, just put bike on battery tender with de sulfate cycle, let the battery top off, then pull tender and check the battery voltage.
If still good, should have 13.8 volts once surface charge is pulled off, and if battery is reading 13.6 volts or lower, then its time to either replace it.

Hell, really want to see the condition of the battery, then battery tender top if off, and have it cold crank tested, to make sure it still close to that is rated for CCA.

Hence with only a year of the battery, should still be fine for at least another year or two.

 

I get 7 years in mid west. No tender charge couple times over winter. Hot areas are harder on batteries.

Batteries last a lot longer these days

 

I wish lol. I’m in Florida and the hot *** summer is brutal on batteries.

 

I'm pretty sure that Craftsman is made by one of the major battery makers, like East Penn. Yuasa and Koyo are big Asian makers and Yuasa is popular on this forum.

I have a Yuasa in my King for almost 6 years now and that thing won't die. I had the OEM for 5 before that and I'm in NC. I also have a lithium in my Sporty going on 5 as well.

 

500 CCA made in the USA

 

Buying a new battery to replace a working 1 year old battery is not cheap, and it is not insurance.

Pull the battery, take it to an auto parts store and have them load test it.