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04-23-2012, 05:39 PM
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04-23-2012, 05:44 PM
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Who makes a good battery? How much is a fare price to pay, before I check with the dealer. I like optima have em in my cars. do they make em for bikes too?
Need to replace mine too!
I do a lot of starting and stopping picking up stuff around town. Made 8 stops the other day and got a check engine and battery check light riding home. Went out to start the bike the next day and it was dead.
Battery is only two years old and kept on a tender! Are the batteries that come from Harley really that crappy?
Need to replace mine too!
I do a lot of starting and stopping picking up stuff around town. Made 8 stops the other day and got a check engine and battery check light riding home. Went out to start the bike the next day and it was dead.
Battery is only two years old and kept on a tender! Are the batteries that come from Harley really that crappy?
Dave
#15
04-23-2012, 06:42 PM
Look at aftermarket batteries. I understand Interstate makes good ones. No need to pay more that $100-120.
Testing is easy - charge until the tender says it's full. Then hook up a volt meter to the posts - it will probably read solidly between 12 and 13. When you try to start it, if the voltage drops below 10, the battery is probably bad. If below 9, it's bad and needs to be replaced. When my battery went, it charged to something like 12.98 and dropped to 5-6 volts when I cranked the starter.
The bigger problem is finding out why your battery went all of a sudden. On your bike, the ground wires come from the battery and bolt to the frame, just to the left of the battery box. But, if its ticking fast, that's probably not the problem. If you ended up letting it drain completely - e.g., like leaving the lights on - that could do it, especially if the battery was older. If you can get it to jump, check the voltage across the posts - should read about 12.14 and not fluctuate too much when you rev the engine, otherwise it might be the charging system.
I went through 2 batteries and $250 at the indy shop before finding my problem last summer. Hope you don't go through the same.
... oh, yeah ... and make sure the little rubber boot completely covers the positive battery terminal so it doesn't occasionally touch the inside of the battery box cover and drain the battery
Testing is easy - charge until the tender says it's full. Then hook up a volt meter to the posts - it will probably read solidly between 12 and 13. When you try to start it, if the voltage drops below 10, the battery is probably bad. If below 9, it's bad and needs to be replaced. When my battery went, it charged to something like 12.98 and dropped to 5-6 volts when I cranked the starter.
The bigger problem is finding out why your battery went all of a sudden. On your bike, the ground wires come from the battery and bolt to the frame, just to the left of the battery box. But, if its ticking fast, that's probably not the problem. If you ended up letting it drain completely - e.g., like leaving the lights on - that could do it, especially if the battery was older. If you can get it to jump, check the voltage across the posts - should read about 12.14 and not fluctuate too much when you rev the engine, otherwise it might be the charging system.
I went through 2 batteries and $250 at the indy shop before finding my problem last summer. Hope you don't go through the same.
... oh, yeah ... and make sure the little rubber boot completely covers the positive battery terminal so it doesn't occasionally touch the inside of the battery box cover and drain the battery
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04-23-2012, 07:27 PM
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04-23-2012, 08:43 PM
Road Warrior
#19
04-23-2012, 09:08 PM
Mine is grounded at the starter. Just follow the negative cable until it ends. It's still probably the battery but can't hurt to check.