Thx. I have a 2020 and always keep it on a tender so 4 winters later I m gonna change it before a Canada to California trip. 60 year old female learned a couple tricks from your video. Cheers.
I experienced this on a 2020 CVO Tri Glide at 2400 Miles after 2 weeks in Garage without being on a tender. Battery at 10.4 Volts and the Tri Glide Systems when off the chart just as you experienced except that my Security System also went off at random and there was no control.......replaced the battery and all was well. The battery that went down tested ok and re-charged....using on test bench now.
Interesting! Sounds like another bad one. Like I said in the video (I think), I normally get 4-5 years out of the stock battery. This is the first one that died on me so early in its' life.
Great video, Doc. I'm one of those guys who purchased a motorcycle used/new back in 06. It is a 2006 Street Glide. I wasn't told about this. I have the owners manual. However, it's very different and confusing. The first owner did not own it, pass 300 miles. The manual doesn't explain how to find what PIN is loaded. And I would like to change it to my personal PIN.
Here are the two videos we have done about finding and changing your PIN. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sOia3VBYnWg.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PBFc189fS88.html Enjoy your ride! Thanks for watching & commenting. 👍😎👍 KP
@DKCustomProducts thanks. I have zero clue how my comment ended up on your video. I appreciate you guys also. Watch many of your videos as well. However, this is not like my 06. The manual has crazy instructions using the key fob between settings the code. It is completely different. In the 18 years that I have owned it. I have never bothered trying to find out what it is set to. Or change it to a personal PIN. For some crazy reason. I have decided to try. And it makes no sense in both my owners manual, or nothing in my service manual. TIA
@@DKCustomProducts thanks, I figured it out after reading my owners manual over and over. Basically, you have to use your fob instead of the right turn signal button.
Here are my thought of replacing a battery. Today, computers run everything, damn near it. Harley-Davidson batteries are spect out for the bike you own. The bike computer or ECM knows that is going on when you go to aftermarket. There is a difference when you try to save a couple of dollars. Some things you don't need to skimp on. Battery is one of them. For my HD, only HD battery will go for replacement. Did you also know the spark plug wires are computer sensitive? Changing wires to look better or you think it will make the bike run better is not true. When the computer senses the different wire, it could have a different voltage requirement or impedance and the computer can sense this and try to make adjustments that it should not have to do. Remember years ago, Keep you GM all GM? Well, keep your HD all HD.
All good points! All things are not created equal that is for sure. As far as spark plug wires go there are definitely better wires than the OEM wires you can see a video here on the difference a good spark plug wire can make - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rF2RKeo8asQ.html The ECM has some adaptive learning features to it. You can see how the ECM adapts in this video- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0vbTkRvFa80.html Thanks for commenting! 👍
Yeah, us too! We are scheduled for this next Tuesday. Right now we still have about a foot of snow and ice covering everything...but by next Tuesday it should all be gone and be in the 50's.
You can if you want to! It is just an extra hassle during riding season taking it off and putting it back on when we might ride everyday! Thanks for commenting! MB
There is always a parasitic drain therefore I always hook up my smart chargers/maintainers - always on 24/7. Causes no harm. One real problem I’ve discussed with HD techs is expected battery life nowadays 3-5 years. I also had a les than 2 yr old battery fail internally 2 years ago . Wow, many years ago I’ve gotten over 10 years outta of a couple previous batteries keeping them hooked up (2007 Sporty original lasted 10 yrs & 1986 Aspencade had a couple batteries go 8-10 yrs). Yuasa batteries are some of the better ones often sold rebranded like Drag Specialties. Right now my Tri Glide, Sporty and 1976 FXE are all on the juice. I also carry a Hulkman jump pack after my negative battery experiences 😂👍. I can help a fellow rider if needed. BTW Hulkman Sigma 1 is deal in chargers / maintainers. I have Deltran, Schumacher, Sears and Hulkman units - try a Sigma 1 it’s a deal. My brother does the same thing with his motorcycles with great results.
I've read that too. All I can say is that I have been doing it for decades and never had any problems. This did NOT have dielectric grease on the battery terminals or cables from the factory, and I never put it on there, so it's early death was not from that. I've wired more bikes, cars, buildings and trailers than I can count, and I always cover all surfaces, including mating, and never had a corrosion or connection problem. I think when you tighten the connection it pushes enough of the grease away for a good connection to occur. Not gonna change what's been working. :)
Dielectric grease is to prevent corrosion and will not interfere with conducting electricity in this application. When you tighten the connectors, the dielectric grease does move out of the way and the electrical connection is okay.
Surely you jest. Was just talking yesterday about an HD Employee...actually an HD Tech... that did not know the difference between a Street Glide and a Road Glide.
That is a good idea on saving the battery. Never thought of that. Have not checked, not sure what parasitic draw there still is, if any, when in Transport Mode. It would seem that the alarm would be disabled, not sure if that is important to you. Interesting idea.
@@DKCustomProducts No parasitic draw in transport/tow mode. I only suggest tow / transport mode if the bike is stored / in a locked and secure facility (garage). While not in transport mode you will have slight parasitic charge but not enough to drain the battery if started every day. Leaving it for 2+ months I'm pretty sure that was the culprit. Also, the anti-theft security mode will not help you if you do not reprogram your fob/security code as they are all (or at least used to be) set to 31313, and incase of theft, insurance co's might deny a claim if code is not changed because 31313 is to well known in the motorcycle community. Ride safe my friend.
Great question. I have used Lithium batts on bikes where space was an issue. The one in my Sporty (see video link below) had a Lithium battery that lasted around TEN YEARS! Just put another one in it a few months ago. Lithium batts also give stronger cranking than a lead acid, but this bike is not high compression, so needs no extra cranking amps. On this bike I did not need any extra space, it is already a pig, so weight savings are a non-issue on it. Regarding costs, the lithium may be a bit more cost effective, but I usually get 4-6 years out of an AGM batt, so it is not that much. This failure at 2 years was the shortest time a battery ever lasted for me. All that said, if I had a lithium on hand I would have installed it.
Yeah! Wait til you see the next video. I was just outside and we have over a foot of snow. It's been 5 years since we had snow that stuck. Very cold weather for the south!
I have run lithium batteries on some bikes where I needed more room, which was afforded by a smaller battery. I do not need more room on the Tri, and a good AGM will typically last me 3-5 years..a lithium will last 2 to 3 times longer, but cost 2-3 times as much, so no real advantage..UNLESS you need/want some extra space or weight reduction. Here is a video of me installing a lithium battery in my Sporty- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QWs0N1OIdCc.html
Battery Tender is for maintaining a battery's charge, generically known as trickle chargers. It delivers a slow and steady energy stream to maintain a battery's charge during storage. Maintaining a charge helps prevent damage caused by depleting a battery.
