Harley Davidson Battery Not Holding Charge

The Harley-Davidson 800mA Waterproof Battery Tender features a three-step charging system that constantly monitors battery voltage to bring the battery up to full charge and switches to float mode.

Harley davidson battery not holding charge. With a 010-ampere 10 milliamp draw it would take 1600 hours. Lately the charging system works sometimes and not others. Repairing Harley Davidson Motorcycles.

Why is my motorcycle battery not holding a charge. Get access to the battery terminal posts star the bike and set the meter to Volts DC. Touch the leads to the positive and negative posts and see what the meter reads.

Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 14 of 14 Posts. Avoid the dead battery blues with a new Harley-Davidson Dual-Mode Battery Charger. Part of the series.

Proper battery charging will show 135 to 145 volts at the battery terminals. The most common cause of electrical problems on a Harley Davidson is the battery or the. Battery not charging.

2006 is three phase Ive only done single but it should be similar except you need to know which pins to read between. Everyone is at your house and ready to ride. Check for continuity through the alternator windings check each diode in the rectifier stack and look for a voltage regulator which may be defective.

Youre on a long ride home at night. Today I had a local mechanic test it not a dealer. Bob and Mark review an easy way to check your battery and make sure its staying charged.