Mine was 1.5 years old when i decided to replace it to a new one.

 

Mine was the original OEM battery from '06, replaced it this year at 20,000 miles since it was accessable when changing plugs. It was still good but I thought it was time. Replacement was a Yuasa.

Being on a tender 99% of the time when it's parked in the garage may have something to do with it but not having the year long high temperatures of Arizona or Florida could be the case too.

 

Go a Shorai........plenty of info on em here...........expensive though..........

 

Replaced mine at 3 years old not sure how it was treated before I became the owner got new one from batteries plus 2 year warranty couldn't find a better warranty on any other brand

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I got over 5 years on my OEM Battery. I always have it on a Tender, when parked at home.

 

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I'm on my 2nd battery in my 03, battery tender will save you money.

 

Thanks everyone

 

2yrs. Replacing with a Ballistic lithium 16 cell EVO 2 battery.


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Mine is always on a tender when not riding, but it only lasted 2.5 years. We'll see how long the replacement lasts. Maybe this AZ heat has something to do with it. Thanks again to everyone who responded. You guys rock!

 

My '10 still has the original battery. I just bought it from a dealer a couple of months ago so I have no idea how well the battery was "maintained".

The bike only had 1200 miles on it when I bought it.

 

My '12 VRSCDX just puked it's 2nd battery in 10 mo. The first battery lasted 15 mo.
The warranty runs out this Friday. after that it's going to be on me.

 

Mines @ 3yrs.. Still going strong.. We'll see how it survives the winter..
I've had Batteries last 2 - 3 years past their expected life.. I've also had some that went dead in 6 freakin' months.. :banghead: Luck of the Draw I guess.

 

I'd reach out to Jbo24 at http://bohannonbattery.com/html/deka/etx20l.html for your battery.

He is a great guy with quick shipping and awesome customer service. The battery was shipped to my door and ready to be installed.

And I agree, get a tender. One of the best investments I've ever made.

 

I always use a tender and the dealer says it is overcharging the battery and killing it.

 

A real Tender is a "Smart Charger" that shuts off when the Battery is at full charge. my Tender is a cheap "Harbor Freight" one, and has worked fine on my '04B.

 

Mine is 4 years old. Only time it has failed is if it sat in the garage too long off the thender (didn't have a tender the first two years and always started no problem in the spring). Got stranded last weekend because I accidentally left the ignition on for about 4 minutes. Decided it was time and followed Big Tony's advice and ordered a Shorai.

 

Other then the bike not starting are there any signs that the battery might be on its way out? Just Curious? I have a 09 with the original & it seems to start fine every day.

 

I Posted this to another thread.

It would help if you posted the brand name of what you have hooked to your battery to avoid a miscommunication.

Load tests showed the battery to be border line and that just how it acted in the bike. I'm picking up a new Shorai today. FYI a Deltran Battery Tender is safe to use on Lithium Technology batteries. Notice I have used the brand name,Deltran Battery Tender. It's kind of like Q-Tips. They are really cottons swabs but everyone calls them Q-Tips when every they see one.

If it's hooked to the battery everyone calls it a battery tender. It could be a trickle charger or something else. A Deltran Battery Tender brand will not hurt your battery. It is a float style charger with out a desulfation mode.

 

Yeah I was going to say.. if your tender is killing your battery then either something is wrong with it or its quality is questionable.

As far as the Lincoln LS goes, while the tender definitely helped for a while from 2000-2005 Ford was using some kind of "Magical Batteries" on their vehicles that seemed to last absolutely forever! Just the other day I had a 2003 Ford Taurus at work with its original battery that still tested good!

 

The tender I am using is the HD brand sold at the dealership. It's not doing a good job. I think it ids time for a replacement.

 

Bicep, which Shorai you going with? I ordered the LFX24L3-BS12 two days ago, arrived today ( 189.95 free shipping), will be installing tomorrow.

 

LFX21L6-BS12 is the recommended fitment for 2009 V-Rod Muscle from Shorai's web site.

Install done and the bike bad symptoms are gone.

 

I don't have an F but an SE2, but I have had my battery since I got the bike in '06 and it seems to be still going strong.

 

this is what i was told to get from Shorai Aust for 2009 Vrod Muscle......

 

The Shorai lithium battery (LFX27L3-BS12) fits perfectly on the F and has more CCA (405) if you're interested. Here are the specifications.

http://store.shoraipower.com/Products/batteries/LFX27L3-BS12.html

R.

 

Then the Shorai web site lies and this pisses me off.

http://shoraipower.com/products?action=vehicle&type=175&make=941&model=7524&year=7525

 

I've had it in my bike for a year. Work good, last long time.

Dimensionally, I believe the two are the same, but the one I'm using weighs just a bit more (maybe half a pound?), but I thought that was a good trade off for the additional CCA-- especially living in Denver and having to deal with cold weather on occasion.

R.

 

It would probably work anyway Bicep ...........

That one one in your link has 315 CCA.... Flys has 405 CCA .....mine has 360 CCA.

I would definitely go as big the spot allows.... so if Flys size would be the biggest available then do it......the old saying.....do it once...

Not sure what Ozracer used but he had to get a bigger one as it didnt have enuff crank in it.

I have had it in bike over a year also......just need to "warm it up" in cold weather...........They are definitely moody in the cold weather........

 

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BT, what do you mean by "warm it up" in cold weather and how cold before itbgets moody?

 

405 CCA no problems in Denver last winter. And it's been known to be a bit brisk here occasionally.

Although, I DO keep it on the magic Shorai tender if its going to sit for more than 10-14 days.

R.


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