security draining battery?
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Monroe, Louisiana
You can still have a bad battery. Your dealer can load test it and will replace if bad. That is exactly the way they go out. I have seen new batteries that were bad from the new state. I would have my dealer check it out.
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Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Cincinnati
I do have a tender but just dont put it on every time i stop, didnt know it was needed. I will have to stop by harley and have them check the battery. It is under warranty after all.
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Glendale, Arizona
Just read a post on the forum and a member just brought the new bike home and the next day it would not start, and guess what? a bad battery on a new bike, Ya wouldn't think that would happen either. stuff happens and bad batteries get sold...
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Now Western TN
The ECM has flashed based memory that is non-volatile, doesn't run off the battery when the bike is off.
Radio for the clock is a different story, but that draws such low current that the battery should run for months off it.
Radio for the clock is a different story, but that draws such low current that the battery should run for months off it.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: canfield,ohio
my was 2 weeks old , bad battery no big deal ,dealer put 1 in ,that was 2 years ago ,now that 1 went bad ,tired of fighting with dealer ,only 2 weeks on the warrenty , so bought a better battery . more cranking amps at auto zone 89.00 and better warrenty too . bike starts better then ever before . if your bike is only weeks old ,just take it back , they get it all the time
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From: Rolla
It won't hurt anything though.
I don't use mine at all during the summer months.
The only time I hook up the tender is if it is going to sit for 3-4 weeks without riding.
If your 3 month old bike has a battery that is dead after only a week of sitting, you have something wrong with it.
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When you buy a new bike they should show you a list of all the things they consider to be "wear items" and do not warranty within the first 24 months.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Monroe, Louisiana
My battery failed when the bike was 8 months old. Dealer said they could not warranty it because it was considered by the MOCO as a "wear item". They did offer to sell me a new battery and they would be happy to install it as well for nearly $200.00 + tax.
When you buy a new bike they should show you a list of all the things they consider to be "wear items" and do not warranty within the first 24 months.
When you buy a new bike they should show you a list of all the things they consider to be "wear items" and do not warranty within the first 24 months.
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There is a drain on the battery just sitting from a few things that keep drawing, like the security, combined with it losing charge just sitting.
However, we are talking months, not weeks before it should be so low to not start the bike.
Use the warranty to have them tighten the connections, replace the battery, or fix your charging system.
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