Replacement battery suggestions?
#11
02-18-2008, 08:40 AM
RE: Replacement battery suggestions?
Yuasa makes most of the OEM batteries, including HD, and they're a very respected name in powersports batteries. Knowing that might get you the exact same battery for less money.
The service you get from a battery depends a lot on how it's been treated. Make sure you get a fresh one that hasn't been sitting on a store shelf for a year or two, and use a battery maintainer if it sits for a month or longer over the winter.
The service you get from a battery depends a lot on how it's been treated. Make sure you get a fresh one that hasn't been sitting on a store shelf for a year or two, and use a battery maintainer if it sits for a month or longer over the winter.
#12
02-18-2008, 08:41 AM
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RE: Replacement battery suggestions?
ORIGINAL: NICK56
GENERALLY HD BATTERIES ARE JUNK.. WHEN THEY GO (APPROX 2 TO 3 YEARS DEPENDING ON HOW WELL U TAKE CARE OF THEM) I GO FOR A DIEHARD FROM SEARS.. LESS EXPENSIVE AND IMO A MUCH BETTER BATTERY..(MUCH LONGER LIFE) THAT SAID MY 03 ULTRA ( DELIVERED 11-02) STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BATT ????!!!
THINGS THAT MAKE U GO HMMMM
GENERALLY HD BATTERIES ARE JUNK.. WHEN THEY GO (APPROX 2 TO 3 YEARS DEPENDING ON HOW WELL U TAKE CARE OF THEM) I GO FOR A DIEHARD FROM SEARS.. LESS EXPENSIVE AND IMO A MUCH BETTER BATTERY..(MUCH LONGER LIFE) THAT SAID MY 03 ULTRA ( DELIVERED 11-02) STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BATT ????!!!
THINGS THAT MAKE U GO HMMMM
#13
02-18-2008, 08:53 AM
RE: Replacement battery suggestions?
Yuasa..good quality battery, have had good results with them. Cross reference to HD, exact fit and much cheaper. I seriously doubt that HD "makes" their own batteries. Probably Yuasa, AC Delco or Interstate makes HD batteries if we are lucky..if not probably offshore from China or Mexico.
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#14
02-18-2008, 09:02 AM
RE: Replacement battery suggestions?
Interstate Batteries:
http://www.interstatebatteries.com/e...NQ41WDR36371T1
Die Hard Sears:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/c_10153_1...s+%26+Chargers
Almost any name of battery is going to have people who hate it and people who love it.
In previous threads concerning HD Batteries I saw more peole who loved them (OEM HD Batteries) than hate them.
Harley:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
and
http://www.harley-davidson.com/brows...bmLocale=en_US
Good luck, I have no opinion however. Other than AGM Original Equipment Batteries means Absorbed Glass Mat with Lead Calcium alloy. Glass mat separators and high cell compression gives great vibration resistance.
These guys sell them also (probably who Harley buys em from):
http://www.exide.com/products/trans/na/motorcycle.html
http://www.interstatebatteries.com/e...NQ41WDR36371T1
Die Hard Sears:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/c_10153_1...s+%26+Chargers
Almost any name of battery is going to have people who hate it and people who love it.
In previous threads concerning HD Batteries I saw more peole who loved them (OEM HD Batteries) than hate them.
Harley:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
and
http://www.harley-davidson.com/brows...bmLocale=en_US
Good luck, I have no opinion however. Other than AGM Original Equipment Batteries means Absorbed Glass Mat with Lead Calcium alloy. Glass mat separators and high cell compression gives great vibration resistance.
These guys sell them also (probably who Harley buys em from):
http://www.exide.com/products/trans/na/motorcycle.html
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