I just replaced the factory battery in my 97 BadBoy. Always tendered.

 

Either I missed something kinda important to this original post or it isn't there.....how long are you waiting to see the solid green? I missed seeing how long you are going back to it from original plug in and expecting solid green. If it is only a couple of min., you may not be waiting long enough.

 

i never plug mine in unless its gonna sit for more than a couple days, which is rarley. theres such a thing as over doing it.

 

I have one. Got it with the bike. I used it one winter. But last winter the bike sat for months without being plugged in and it started fine.

I get why you might need it if it sits in the cold for extended periods. But 1 or 2 days??? wtf. Get a new battery.

 

I had the same issue. Resolved it by getting an inexpensive multi-meter ($5 at Harbor Freight Tools). Test the battery when stone cold (engine hasn't run or battery been connected to a charger for several hours). Touch the probes to the end of your battery quick-connect cable. If you read 12.5v to 13.0v, your battery is fully charged. If the battery is holding a full charge, I wouldn't worry too much if the tender doesn't eventually get to a non-blinking green (full charge) light.

 

You have to put a load on it when you measure the voltage. A battery that is almost dead will read in the 12-13v range as well.

 

Just reviewed my reference, and Zeuss33 is correct. I stand corrected.

Here is a video that shows a battery can read a 12.3v charge, and still fail when cranking.

 

hey thanks guys for all the replies.
It seems as though, for those of you who replied "unplug from all ends, and plug back in", that you were right. About an hour before I posted my question, I had done just that. Last night, while I was doing my manly duty (putting the damn garbage out , I happened to look over, and the thing was solid green again...after a week of blinking!. Couldn't believe it...I just finally took the time to post the question, and the same night, the problem was resolved...before I read any of your replies!

My battery is not one that has water/liquid. I don't know much about batteries...but I'm pretty sure I was told it is some kind of 'gel', or something in there. Says right on the battery...no need to add water (or something like that)
It's for an 06 Wide Glide if that helps.

I guess while we're on the subject...I believe I had mentioned that this is (I believe) my third battery for this bike...could be second...don't remember. I do know that I just got it last fall...I know this because the old battery died while I was on a ride, stopped to get something to eat. Sucks when nobody has jumper cables. Anyway...i went to my local HD dealer and got this battery. They didn't have any 'genuine' HD batteries...but had a few of these Yusa (spelling?)...You guys have any comments on this brand (as opposed to the HD batteries). I'm pretty sure the price was close to what I'd pay for an HD battery...so I figured, it's probably decent quality. What do you think. Is this gonna last me at least a couple years. I do stand corrected...the 'trickle charger' is more of a battery maintainer...as was mentioned in another post. i keep it plugged in at all times now. I never used one...on my current ride, and on previous bikes. But I did have the charger. It has worked after my bike sat for the winter (couple of months...unfortunately)...the bike wouldn't start, so i plugged it in, and it charged it. Of course, I don't think this is the best way to maintain a battery. Anyway...now, since I had the connector wired to the battery permanently (as opposed to pulling the cover off and using the alligator clips)...it's just easy to always just plug it in after every ride. So that's what I do...and I was told it won't hurt the battery at all.

Hey..thanks again for all the replies guys. I wish I had more time to spend out here. It's been a while. Hope everyone is well.
much appreciated!!!

Todd