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[neanderpaul]

Went back to the shop...they replaced the battery in less than a minute.

Tomorrow it goes in the bike, and sits...cuz it's raining like hell in KC tonight

..it ain't the rain...it's the lightning you can read by.

[ace4059]

Reading by lightning reminds me of the disco bars of the late 70's early 80's, you only see every other word!!!

[grc]

Paul,

Best advice I can give on this subject is to put the new battery on the Battery Tender for a day before using it.  I've found over the decades that starting out with a fully charged fresh battery makes a difference in life expectancy.

Jerry

[grc]

Not trying to be picky here, but I noticed several folks referring to the Harley battery as a "gel battery".  Actually, these are AGM batteries (Absorbed Glass Mat), with the electrolyte "absorbed" into a very fine mesh boron-silicate glass mat.  A true gel battery has a silica material added to the liquid electrolyte until it "jells" (think jello).  Both technologies provide a leak-proof battery, but the AGM is much more forgiving with respect to charging rates, and is considered to be the superior technology for a vehicle starting battery.

Jerry

[Jock]

Not trying to be picky here, but I noticed several folks referring to the Harley battery as a "gel battery".