The reason I ask is that I am a little anti-HD these days when it comes to
the battery.  My original 2004 battery went totally dead last year.  I
figured 5 years for the original battery wasn't too bad.  I went to one of
the nearby Harley Davidson dealerships, (I won't say which one for fear of
lawsuit), and bought a new OEM battery.  A little over a week and a few
hundred miles later I found that battery to be completely dead.  Upon
further inspection I found that the battery had leaked out through a small
crack in the corner.  Niether the local dealership nor HD would stand behind
the product.  Nevermind that I had to clean all that electrolyte off all the
stuff it leaked all over, but they said I must have dropped the battery
before installation.  I know damn well that didn't happen.  I don't know
that it wasn't dropped before I bought it though.

That is why I'm wanting to buy something OTHER than an HD OEM.  (I know.
Isolated incident.)

Matt Brown
Augusta, Maine
2004 XL1200R "Lola"
Taxes Paid