Odyssey Battery
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OEM is probably the lowest bidder. Harley certianly doesnt build batterys, you know that, dont you? Your theory is not sound.
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Yup! Bought one several years ago, plus their own tender. It worked a dream for around two years, then died. The tender still works a treat, but I won't buy another of their batteries. It was darned expensive and my factory batteries have always lasted much longer than that.
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So here is what I have learned so far in this thread:
Whatever battery you run in your bike is the best and all the other one's suck.
Your a fool if you don't run what I do.
The OEM battery will last anywhere from 2years to 7 years
The OEM battery is made by Deka (correct)
The OEM battery is made by Yuasa (false)
The Odyssey charger will outlast the Odyssey battery by a huge margin.
I guess that settles that!!
Whatever battery you run in your bike is the best and all the other one's suck.
Your a fool if you don't run what I do.
The OEM battery will last anywhere from 2years to 7 years
The OEM battery is made by Deka (correct)
The OEM battery is made by Yuasa (false)
The Odyssey charger will outlast the Odyssey battery by a huge margin.
I guess that settles that!!
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,062
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From: Arizona
So here is what I have learned so far in this thread:
Whatever battery you run in your bike is the best and all the other one's suck.
Your a fool if you don't run what I do.
The OEM battery will last anywhere from 2years to 7 years
The OEM battery is made by Deka (correct)
The OEM battery is made by Yuasa (false)
The Odyssey charger will outlast the Odyssey battery by a huge margin.
I guess that settles that!!
Whatever battery you run in your bike is the best and all the other one's suck.
Your a fool if you don't run what I do.
The OEM battery will last anywhere from 2years to 7 years
The OEM battery is made by Deka (correct)
The OEM battery is made by Yuasa (false)
The Odyssey charger will outlast the Odyssey battery by a huge margin.
I guess that settles that!!
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That's a great summary! In more than 40 years of riding I have had batteries last as little as 6 months and as much as 11 years. As with everything else in life the more people you ask the greater variety of answers you'll get.
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