Try not to pick up any additional metal work with this one GM. 😂😂

That would gut me 🤣

Got my gauges back after a refurb just in time for some good weather

They came up a treat 👍

Something is amiss, early last week the bike did a hard start,  figured the battery was down a bit, charged it, rode it, puncture  an then put it on the lift where it sat for a week, today, didn't want to turn over, went second go, ride for an hour or so, stopped, near didn't start again, got home, checked battery voltage, 13.5, heaps, load tested, bike spun over no worries, voltage was 12 something while cranking, I'm thinking I have a dicky compression relief and if it comes up on that cylinder first it pulls it up, flicking the run switch I can hear a click, so need to find out if both are working or not, i chucked the stethoscope awhile ago cause the ear bits went sticky, don't wanna lift the tank off if I don't need to, will get another tomorrow, 12 something volts while cranking is ok yeah?

Battery bro, load tested it again this afternoon after checking the comp release operation, back one sounds weaker on the close but they both click loud on opening, battery charged was 13.78, turn key on dropped to 12.36, hit starter, dropped to 9.12, running back up to 14+, dunno what I was looking at yesterday, beer goggles maybe.

I ride it a bit so not always on tender, no not stock one, I've only been getting a couple of years max from them since 2012, different bikes, same result, this one is an SSD 450.....I think.

Any reason you're only getting a couple of years out of your batteries GM ?  I got 8 years out of my last one and it is very rarely on a tender and sometimes sits for a month or more between rides. From what I can gather that's not unusual. 

Different tenders/chargers over the years, the one I have now is supposed to be the ducks guts, this bikes first battery was replaced under warranty, didn't make 2 years, the replacement about the same, then an SSB went in, it was I think a 400CCA, it failed in about two years or so, now this one with the fancy tender is on its way out.

I am open to suggestions?

I wouldnt make a decent sparkys arsehole but 13.5 volts seems a bit much for my liking.

I started using battery tenders on my own Harleys in 2000. Battery Fighter Junior brand. Supercheap do them.

What can I say? 2015 delivered, first battery replaced under warranty, second less than two years, both genuine HD batteries, doesn't live on a tender 100% of the time but it'd only be 2-3 days without tender or a good ride, in the past I got 6-7 years, but not since 2012. 

Retro and others are still getting years outa theirs so I'm buggered if I know what's the go.

From what I have experienced and read about, the batt needs at least a 20 min ride just to replace the power of starting. Temperature plays a big part of battery life too, any extreme temps cold OR HOT drain it quickly, and batteries lose their charge naturally at a constant rate in "normal" temps anyway.

Me and the hand brake took a 1200 supper Tenere cairns cape triv Mareeba home 

Got to agree BD loved my ride up through there. Good rides out thru Atherton as well, never saw a single copper.

THE PLACE IS LITTERED WITH SPEED CAMERAS 

Unable to open your attachment but did read a different article about it. I was thru there July last year so maybe ahead of this targeting area perhaps? Good news, no speeding fines beat me home via the mail..LOL

Wonderful riding country all through that way. Got pretty much a choice of everything.