I have an 03 heritage, last year I could tell the battery was starting to die and then couple weeks ago melted the posts off it by accident trying something so now I have to get one.

I figured its almost march and another month or two gonna be able to get out riding and need to start getting ready for it so need to find a battery

Any advice on what to get?
I have been told interstate and odyssey are good, I cant seem to find the harley oem battery on any of the part sites I use, and I REFUSE to give my local HD shop my money. Not sure what prices are across the brands, but rather spend little more on a reliable battery than be stranded in middle of nowhere with dead bike.

So what do you guys use?

 

I have been told that Deka makes the Harley brand batteries. I have had the Harley brand them last from 5 to 7 years, with regular battery tender use. I will try a Deka next to see how it works and possibly save a few dollars at the same time.

 

same here, deka i've heard make them..

Heres the best article on batteries I ever read with all kinds of link to read even more...

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-battery/

 

I have a good local dealer and just buy stock for around a hundred dollars. I get four to five years out of the battery and that is good enough for me.

 

Batteries are pretty much the same. I just make sure to buy sealed one's. No lead acid.

 

Whatever you buy, buy it from a place that moves a lot of stock.
It may have been sitting on the shelf for some time and that's what winds up in your bike.

 

I think KC International sells HD batteries for a discount. I don't know though if the shipping will eat up the savings

 

odyssey batteries makes a great battery. I use them in all of my off road vehicles and have learned not to waste money on anything else.

 

DEKA for sure. local mom and pop parts house a few blocks from my house has the AGM for my RK well below Harley price and is same battery.

 

Look here

http://www.eastpenn-deka.com/default.aspx?pageid=10

Deka makes all the batteries for Harley. If you call your local distributor it will usually be $20-30 cheaper than a dealer. Same battery just a white case versus black and no HD logo.