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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Terrabella
$ 98.00 delivered. Replace mine a month or so ago. Works great. Equal or better than the HD battery.

http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Cra...-fl-flh-1570cc
Mine arrives tomorrow, ordered it sat night, shipped today out of VA.....if you sign up for the battery mart emails, at the bottom of their home page....10% discount = 88.16 shipped!
Same as the Harley battery and Made in the USA too.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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I had to replace mine a couple of weeks ago. Interstate Batteries $135. les than the stealers price.....
 
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Hopefully I have a few years before the RK needs one! Man, they are expensive!
 
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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What is the life of expectancy of a battery?
 
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 12:01 AM
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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Thanks, I checked @ BatteryMart, 97.95 plus tax I assume.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldman47
No need for the bar and shield as long as you get a battery that fits the space well and you get a gel cell type, not a traditional battery. The gel cell is stock on your HD and should be replaced like for like. Any local battery supplier should be able to give you a good match for half or less but don't cut corners by getting something that is "close enough". You really do want a good match.
Stock is not a gel cel it is AGM. Gel cels are even more expensive.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by jay72
Thanks, I checked @ BatteryMart, 97.95 plus tax I assume.
I didn't get taxed...in NC....don't know about Ohio....the batteries ship out of Virginia.

sign up for Batterymart emails and get another 10% off.
 
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Just bought a battery from battery mart 88.16 shipped came next day thats great
 
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Battery a little over five years old and Im thinking its about time to start looking!!
 
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