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Battery for FLH174A, 1974 Electra Glide

  • Willy1818
    Willy1818
    6 years ago
    Hi, I have ended up with my late brothers 74 Electra Glide and the battery is stuffed, only holding 8.2V.
    I don’t know much about Harley’s. (Mostly ride dirt bikes)
    I am wondering if I should buy a battery from a Harley dealer or can someone let me know what I should get? The faulty battery is a Deka ETX16.

    I will probably be back with more questions, once I get it sorted.

    Thanks
    Michael
  • Kingchops
    Kingchops
    6 years ago
    Best to get a new one from a Harley dealer.  Genuine batteries are decent quality and reasonably priced.
  • Willy1818
    Willy1818
    6 years ago
    Thanks for the info, I will check out a dealer.

    It had a full engine rebuild about 5 years ago and was ridden every now and then until about 3 years ago, now out of rego. The bloke who was meant to be looking after it left it in his shed, uninsured!

    Thanks again.
    Michael
  • steelo
    steelo
    6 years ago
    Hi mike. Good luck with the battery. Just a thought. Why would leaving bike in shed uninsured make any difference? 
  • Willy1818
    Willy1818
    6 years ago
    Just if it got stolen or damaged in a fire etc. 
    More upset that he really wanted it to look after and then left it sitting. It actually belongs to my nieces, but they don’t ride and I think it should be ridden a bit. 

    Just venting I guess.

    I have a trickle charger for it when I replace the battery.
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