Touring battery
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Eastern Iowa
Harley batteries have worked for me.
I've had one battery in my '07 Ultra and replaced one battery in my '02 Sportster.
I can't gripe about long life.
So the OP is replacing the battery after 2 years?
He has a problem and it isn't the battery.
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Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: central ohio
Beg to differ
Battery is sometimes not up to the task of starting when really hot. I have Tmax and Andrews 57 cams, 030 head gasket and Supertrapp 2in1 exhaust, SE air filter. When I had these hot start issues I emailed Tmax and within an hour I was hooked up with Tmax monitoring my cold and hot starts over WiFi. Presto, problem diagnosed when voltage dropped below their recommended spec on a hot start. I am going to replace the battery with the Yuasa mentioned. Haven't you ever had something fail sooner than expected? I generally get 5 or 6 years out of HD batteries - one time I had a 94 Classic eat up a battery in a little over a year! Next one was fine! My JD lawn tractor needs one about every other year.
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From: anacoco, la
battery life is one of those things that is all over the place. there are so many variables involved. just because you get 5 or more years out of a battery doesn't mean that everyone can/should. here in la, the summer heat (which lasts from mar to dec usually) will eat up a battery in a heartbeat. in 7 hd's, i've had batteries that lasted as short as 2 years, and as long as 4. nothing shorter (thank god) and nothing longer (bummer)....
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From: Mountain Top, Alabama
Battery life will vary, and be all over the place.
The Yuasa battery mentioned is a little big for our bikes and might not fit.
If someone buys one, let us know if you are able to "Shoehorn" it in or not!
As mentioned, more CCA's will help with hopped up motors as well as hot starts.
That's what appeals to me about the big crank.
But we should also remain aware of what steps are required if you have a battery go bad under warranty. Could you imagine postage on that sucker?
I would prefer "Down the street".
The Yuasa battery mentioned is a little big for our bikes and might not fit.
If someone buys one, let us know if you are able to "Shoehorn" it in or not!
As mentioned, more CCA's will help with hopped up motors as well as hot starts.
That's what appeals to me about the big crank.
But we should also remain aware of what steps are required if you have a battery go bad under warranty. Could you imagine postage on that sucker?
I would prefer "Down the street".
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 20,616
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From: anacoco, la
Battery life will vary, and be all over the place.
The Yuasa battery mentioned is a little big for our bikes and might not fit.
If someone buys one, let us know if you are able to "Shoehorn" it in or not!
As mentioned, more CCA's will help with hopped up motors as well as hot starts.
That's what appeals to me about the big crank.
But we should also remain aware of what steps are required if you have a battery go bad under warranty. Could you imagine postage on that sucker?
I would prefer "Down the street".
The Yuasa battery mentioned is a little big for our bikes and might not fit.
If someone buys one, let us know if you are able to "Shoehorn" it in or not!
As mentioned, more CCA's will help with hopped up motors as well as hot starts.
That's what appeals to me about the big crank.
But we should also remain aware of what steps are required if you have a battery go bad under warranty. Could you imagine postage on that sucker?
I would prefer "Down the street".
i bought the yuasa from my local battery warehouse for my last bike (2010 roadglide custom) and had no problem fitting it in place.
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Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: central ohio
It Fits
New Yuasa is a little thinner (front to back) than original, height and width are the same. Battery is noticeably heavier than original - maybe 3 lbs. Battery has 500 CCA vs 405 CCA - that's quite a lot more capacity. Cost me $160 from Indy - we'll see how it goes.
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From: Connecticut
Regardless of which battery you buy, I'd recommend that you get a battery tender of some sort (if you don't already have one). Put a set of "pigtails" on the bike, and connect the tender to them whenever the bike is parked at home.
My '07 Road Glide has the original battery (as far as I know). I bought it 2nd-hand in August of 2011 and if it's parked at home, the tender is connected.
Before I got this bike, I always took the battery out of my bikes for the winter and put it in the basement. But with the current bike, I've left it in my unheated garage for the past two winters, with the battery tender connected and powered on continuously. And for two springs in a row, the thing started as it always did, first time I took the cover off. And that's with a 7-year-old battery!
My '07 Road Glide has the original battery (as far as I know). I bought it 2nd-hand in August of 2011 and if it's parked at home, the tender is connected.
Before I got this bike, I always took the battery out of my bikes for the winter and put it in the basement. But with the current bike, I've left it in my unheated garage for the past two winters, with the battery tender connected and powered on continuously. And for two springs in a row, the thing started as it always did, first time I took the cover off. And that's with a 7-year-old battery!
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From: anacoco, la
an 07 bought in 2011? i bet you're on your second battery.