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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by exracer
I work at an automobile assembly plant and I once heard that the number one warranty problem is the battery. My wife bought a new Lincoln in 2010 and the battery was toast within a week. I changed my 07 Ultra battery last year with this - http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Cra...-fl-flh-1570cc . They ship anywhere in the US and Canada. I happened to be driving right past their door about a year ago and picked one up for $81.00 out the door.

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Sounds like the way to go...for those that used a battery tender and had battery failure, make sure the tender isn't overcharging. It happened to me once and cost me a new AGM battery in a newer ATV.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 02:09 PM
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Battery Tenders aren't perfect. You still need to look at them to make sure they're still working properly. Had one that must have decided to die sometime in February once. By the time I noticed, it had deep-cycled the battery beyond recovery.

When they work (usually always), I have gotten as much as 8 years out of that big behemoth battery in my Shovelhead.
 
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