7 years sounds pretty good, guess I can forget about mine for a while

 

Today while at my local dealer, a guy just purchased a new Harley Davidson battery. He paid a whopping $ 180 to fit his 2009 Street Glide. See Deka\East Penn Manufacturing write up below. It's getting to the point you can by a equal Harley battery for about half of what a Harley dealer is charging. Sure get tired of HD sticking to its customers.


Deka Company Description

East Penn Manufacturing charged forward to become one of the US's leading makers of lead-acid batteries for the stationary, industrial, automotive, commercial, marine, and specialty markets. Under the Deka brand, the company manufactures batteries that provide juice to everything from farm equipment and road signs to vans and snowmobiles. East Penn also makes battery cables, starter cable, terminals, and other accessories. OEM customers include Daimler Trucks North America, Deere & Company, and Harley-Davidson. The company exports its products worldwide. East Penn chairman DeLight Breidegam Jr. controls the company, which he and his father founded in 1946.

Web site: http://www.hoovers.com/company/East_...rfctfki-1.html

 

Once again this forum proves to be the best education on harley motorcycles by getting through the minutiae and exposing facts you can make an informed decision on, Thanks all for your input.

 

By the way I decided to go with the Deka ETX30L $89. on line. I agree there are better choices then the produts offered by the HD stealer, one day they might figure it out.

 

Time for a replacement! My original battery lasted nearly four years. I went to start the bike up today and I hear is click click click...

 

I put one of these in my RKC a year ago. So far, so good.

http://www.batterystuff.com/batterie.../hYIX30HL.html

 

I still have the original battery in my '04 RK but the added compression from last winter's 95" build has slowed the cranking a bit. I believe Auto Zone sells Deka motorcycle batteries.

 

Ditto. 94 bucks off of eBay with free shipping

 

hello i have an 09 street glide would the Deka ETX30L be the same one i need?

thanks

 

Mine is still stock since Feb 07 and I'm more then pleased with it, and have no reason to buy any thing else.