Battery Life
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Battery Tender is the way to go to a long life out of your battery.
http://shop.techncyclegear.com/Deltr...enders_c54.htm
http://shop.techncyclegear.com/Deltr...enders_c54.htm
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Now that would be my luck too so i will say that i have 2 years and it still starts the bike..use a tender but has been sounding a bit weaker lately...i eill use it until it dies though.
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I have 42000 miles and 4 years on my stock battery...........still going strong. But I do plug it into a battery tender when not in use.
You can go on Ebay and get a new Deka battery for $94 delivered. It's the same exact battery as stock, just without the HD name on it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
Steve
You can go on Ebay and get a new Deka battery for $94 delivered. It's the same exact battery as stock, just without the HD name on it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
Steve
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Keeping a tender on a battery will keep it fully charged and therefore should make it last longer.
Of course some batteries will last longer than others regardless of being on a tender or not.
I have an '01 Dodge Ram 2500.It still has the original batteries.I dont drive it very often and no tender is used.
Last edited by 1flhtk4me; 09-20-2009 at 09:29 AM.
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For maximium life, rechargable batteries are made to be discharged and/or charged each day. A battery left sitting is dying over time and usually won't keep as good of charge. Most people don't ride every day so putting them on a tender keeps them topped off at peak charge.
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