Went in to find a battery for my Harley 1981 shovel

- They didn't have the size I needed where they googled a suitable battery (SSB HVT-7)

- Gave me a price of $260 that they demanded full payment of before they were willing to bring one in

- When I went around the counter to check what battery they found the lady quickly scrolled down trying to hide the list price of the battery they just found found
...but not quickly enough since I noticed that the battery they just quoted me $260 actually sells for $140 (with 30% discount)
- Asked how they could justify a 140% price increase they tried to brush this off as not having any knowledge of the site they found the battery on (oz dealer)
- Went home and went back to this site where the price indeed were $140 (with 30% discount) where I could get it shipped for $30 to WA
- Another quick check and I found the exact same battery from a recognized dealer for $180 (shipped) - WTF ! 

- No wonder WA businesses are struggling when they overcharge customers to this degree!

- Not happy and will spread the message to anyone willing to listen
 

Yeah..Battery World are not cheap.

Same here in Qld, definitely not the cheapest around!

listening and noted spacewolf 
Battery World are not cheap.

I always ran Genuine Harley AGM battery in my Shovel, is it a Superglide or FLH? the Superglide , WideGlide just run same HD battery as Dyna's or Sportsters & think Softail same FLH not sure of as they are big. but sounds like you got one.

yeah had issues with them in the past ... local HD dealer was cheaper

I'm a big advocate of checking and shopping online for the very same reason, not only limited to motor accessories. Businesses' cry fowl about online and there dwindling sales ? & consumers not coming through there door's, I can handle paying a little extra for convenience, but blatantly been ripped off NO. Thanks for the heads up on B/W.

Yep said that before rip offs I get my ssb battery's from fwd extreme of flebay hvt5 420cca to your door $150.
And so much better than the gray deka with there 325cca

eBay for me next week for the 86 FXR. $150 for a battery with way more cranking power is just spot on!

The worst thing about all these incidents is they highlight one thing. The unwillingness of consumers to contact and patronise  and form relationships with their local Harley Dealer for all their parts and service. Everyone just expects to be ripped off by the dealer and they go elsewhere (and online) only to be disappointed there as well with even less recourse when things go wrong.

preferred supplier???

a battery for our Brokk 90
Battery World $90
US Supplier US$240

Arrium is in administration, and I cant buy from Battery World as they are not the preferred supplier, have to wonder why we are in trouble

Get my ssb's from Goodchilds in Cockburn central Ghost.
Always good on the price.

I'm after a battery for mine at the moment. Called a mate who recently got a job in a bike spares shop here in Adelaide. Their price $160, but he gave me a heads up that he paid $140 at another place in Pooraka about a year ago.

Definitely pays to do some shopping around.

This site is pretty cheap for batteries,

http://www.batteriesdirect.com.au/shop/product/4400/hvt7.html

This site is also cheaper than Batteries World (via a Wholesaler).

http://www.optimabatteries.com.au/product-category/motorbike-batteries/