Took out battery and delivered to Harley Sweetwater in Nasty City. Service manager gave me a funny look with all of the other mechanics. Who is this guy telling us he wants a new battery, finally convinced after they put it on a battery tester. No problem. Purchase a new battery charger for the tender plug. $60, new style charger 800 milli amps, discontinued the old ones for $40. Got new cover, catalog and looking at getting a set of fender bras and chrome rear bumper. That is it for now.
Al

 

Ain't that a beotch.

 

Whoa,
800amp charger? There's yer problem! That'll fry a battery in like 2sec. Take that home in a truck?
Anyway, glad they gave up the battery, spent a little cash on goodies, pretty good day!

 

That is it for now.

Yea; riiiiight!

 

Seems like a new pattern emerges. Things that just a few years ago were reliable and lasted, now surface as short lived. When AGM batteries came out they were expensive and lasted. You could run them flat and recharge them without losing any capacity. I finally gave up on the expensive AGM battery in the truck after three failed, in warranty, in a row. The parts store had a pallet full of failed $225 cranking batteries like the one in my Chevy. Got my money back and a wet cell battery in the truck, still fine after three years. Now it seems like the same illness has surfaced in expensive bike batteries. Seems like you can't get good stuff, even if you are willing to pay for it, anymore.

 

Motorcycle battery makers recommend a charging rateof no more the 2 amps.

I have gotten more than eight years on AGM motorcycle batteries with great consistency.

 

for a tender, i'm thinking maybe he meant 800 milli-amps?

 

No, He meant 800 amps, and when you aren't using it for that, it doubles as a welder!

 

Yeah, I'm thinking milli-amps. Especially for that price.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...battery-tender

 

Paid $60 for a $49 hd list price accessory that is less than $40 most anywhere else?
odd..
I also do not understand what has happened to battery quality, I've concluded it's designed obsolescence. What used to last 5 to 6 years now gets 4 at best.