6 volt battery

[LeRoy]

I made the mistake of buying a "made in India" battery for my Harley WLA. Is there a good 6 volt battery out there? Any help would be appreciated. I really don't want to convert to 12 volt. Thanks. LeRoy

[Rod K]

LeRoy......Remy used to make a good one, but don't handle them any longer. Harley Davidson dealers have a 6v that they sell for about $70. I bought one this spring and it seemes to be a decent quality....Rod

[Rollo]

Ditto on the HD batteries.
I have a dozen anitques running righ now and except for my Indian I have HD batteries in all of them. Just go to the local HD shop and if they don't carry them in stock they can have one for you in a couple of days.

Tom(Rollo)Hardy
AMCA # 12766

[duffeycycles]

Lately I have seen problems with the HD batterys not keeping proper volts.check after a couple days sitting.The v-twin battery[not the small post]has held up for many years in my bike

[knuckleheadtim]

I had good luck with Harley 6V batteries for years, but the last one I got was junk. The parts guy at the dealer said they had a bad batch, so the problem may or may not be resolved by now.

[exeric]

What a coincidence. I'm having battery problems with an 6V H-D battery that is 2 years old. It held a good charge for all that time until 1 week ago. Now it has a dead cell. I took it out of the bike about 2 month ago because I was going through my transmission. I put it on a wooden shelf for storage and just reinstalled it last week. I put it on a trickle charger and that was it's death knell. I'm sick of foreign junk.

[diesel55]

at least with a h-d battery you get a refund if its not good.2 to 3 years is about all you get out of one. your right about foreign items there all made with a quick replacement time or not to work at all.

[duffeycycles]

My guess is that the HD batteries are old stock and corrosion of the lead is the problem .Same with The Wisco and champion H12 that v-twin has-no good

[joekam]

Have you heard of the unit Erdos is producing? I got one a few months ago and it is spectacular in looks and operation.

[koanes]

The HD battery in my 46 FL is six years old and still strong, the same battery in my 47WL is almost as old and doing well despite minimal use.