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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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Time for a new battery here. Does it have to be an Harley battery or are others just as good?
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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deka makes the Harley battery, if your bike is a Touring then the Deka part # is
ETX30L same battery just no harley words on it, and it has gray sides instead of black. everything else is the same.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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Thanks a lot. I take it the price is much less?
Where would a person look for a Deka battery?
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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google ETX30L and you should find one for less than 100 shipped.
Orielly's Auto Parts also Sells them for 118 plus tax. Has a different lable
over the Deka Lable. a trick the Discount Parts stores use.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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Research batteries fro Lithium to standard and everything in between.

There's a lot to learn, and the info is free.
 
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Good information. Thank you.
I've run Harley batteries. Nothing but good luck.
I change em after 3-4 years. Never had one go dead
(Knock knock)
But last one was $140 (Ouch!!)
You wouldn't happen to have the Pt# for the Dyna/Softail
battery would ya??


Originally Posted by rare100thHD
deka makes the Harley battery, if your bike is a Touring then the Deka part # is
ETX30L same battery just no harley words on it, and it has gray sides instead of black. everything else is the same.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:36 PM
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most dyna or Softails are the ETX20L but some of them us a ETX16L but I think these were like around 94 and 95 models
I would have to check my Deka Book tomorrow at work.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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Pretty happy with the one I got from Batteries Plus last year. Less than $100.
 
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Just about every where you go there is a Walmart with the AGM battery in the 20 series for $77.00 exchange.

They are made by Yuasa one of the biggest motorcycle battery makers there is.
 
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