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Old 09-22-2018 | 06:27 PM
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About 17k miles on the bike and recently struggling to start. As soon as it starts to turn over it does so very slowly and battery voltage gauge drops way down. After the initial start it fires up just fine when the engine is warm. My infotainment screen has also randomly not been coming on, wonder if this could be caused by the battery as well
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 06:33 PM
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4 years is about average for a juicebox; I always get a new one as soon as the cranking seems slow, or I get a hot start kickback. Ain't worth getting stranded over.
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 06:50 PM
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Guess I will take a trip to the dealer tomorrow for a new battery
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 06:59 PM
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Guess I will take a trip to the dealer tomorrow for a new battery
There are so many better choices...
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 07:02 PM
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There are so many better choices...
was my next question, what battery would you recommend? Will have to do some research bc I don't want to drop $200 on a battery
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 07:22 PM
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Wow! That battery lasted quite awhile.
Drag Specialties makes a nice battery with plenty of CCA's

Deka is a great option too. They build the HD OEM battery.
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 07:29 PM
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Go to batterymart.com, get yourself a big crank
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 07:30 PM
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All your symptoms are from a weak bad battery its time for a new one 4 years great Job.
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 07:50 PM
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Ordering the ETX30L battery through batterymart
 
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Old 09-22-2018 | 08:59 PM
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Ordering the ETX30L battery through batterymart

Popular choice with very few (if any) negative comments.......

 


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