I have one in my 2012 Ultra (but not the battery mentioned in your post).

It is reported they use a slightly purer lead content in their plates which is suppose to provide longer life. I've used in just one year (so I can't personally attest to it longevity) and it turns over very quickly. It's working fine for me.

FWIW, I ordered mine through Amazon. The first one was damaged by Amazon when they packed it (the external shipping box was in perfect condition but the Yuasa box was damaged). Amazon overnighted a replaced to me.

 

Thanks to all for your input! Think I'll take Bluraven's suggestion and shop locally for a replacement battery.

Semper Fi!

 

I bought one locally. that's what my battery warehouse sells as a replacement for the hd battery. have had it in the bike for over 2 years and still going strong.

 

Yuasa batteries have a very good reputation,they also supplied HD with them at some point.Many still made in USA(this matters to some).
But ,if you need a battery right now,a guy on Ebay has Harley oem factory batteries for about half price.
I got one to replace my Dyna's that has been going fine since 2010.
He might just have your size available.

 

Do you leave it hooked up all-year-round?

 

There are only 4 battery makers in the usa. That said when I worked for Yellow Freight I would p/u batteries at Deka ie East Pen, take them over to Yusa in Reading Pa and deliver them. They were motor cycle batteries they would label them Yusa and ship them right out. I have been in both plants lots of times and saw all different labels go on the same batteries.

 

Every bike I've ever owned, prior to my HD, came with a Yuasa. Always performed fine.

 

Batteries are a fickle thing. You'd think that "not riding" a bike would "save" it longer. Not so. Don't ride very often and your battery won't make it 5 to 9 months. On the other hand, if you ride the hell out of your bike, (30-40,000 miles per year) your battery will likely last many years. I've heard riders say, "My original battery is still in the bike." With their odometers reading in excess of 100,000 miles. Yuasa brand batteries are very good quality. In fact, that is the brand I demand when I change batteries in my bikes. Altho, I was stuck in Big Bear Ca once, and went to Big Bear Choppers to get a battery because I was stranded. They wouldn't sell me a battery. Luckily, there was a K-mart close by. They carried Sears Die Hard batteries as they are owned by the same Corp. (K-mart & Sears.) Unbeknownst to me, my charging system was dead. I installed that Diehard and rode 110 miles home, knowing the bike would eventually die. It made it home. I charged the battery when I got home and rode it to my indie shop to R & R the reg/rectifier/alt. That same battery was in that bike for the next 5 or 6 years.Covering literally tens of thousands of miles. And it wasn't even the right size! (It was slightly smaller.) My charging system seems to go out about every 60,000 miles, give or take. I'm about do for #4 at this time.

 

Like most things, battery technology has improved greatly.
I think any brand name battery with a good CCA rating is acceptable.


I remember a time when I would replace my bike battery every riding season and I wouldn't buy any battery except from a H-D dealership but last year I ordered a Big Crank for battery-mart and it's starting my bike just like the OEM battery.


I replace the battery(ies) in our "road bikes" every third season (or sooner) and being that we have other bikes (and a generator) I rotate the older battery(ies) into them to get a little more service out of them before I (pardon the pun) re-cycle them!


A battery tender used regularly will help preserve the life of a battery but form my experience, the folks who see to get the most time from their battery(ies)are those who live in cooler temp areas and those that do not take longer road trips.


One of the H-D salesmen at my local dealership has a Dyna model that he bought new and he got 9 years of service out of the OEM battery. That's two or three times the normal battery life that most of us experience.

 

Battery Mart, 100 bucks to your door.