What would you do?

[Loki]

I need a new battery for my bike. The HD battery cost 100$ new, the lithum battery cost 165 with 11lb weight savings. To me the answer was obvious to get the 165$ cause that seems like a better deal. Esp since it would give my storage area in my CR more room!

Anyways someone on CL threw a wrench in my plans and has a feb 2011 HD battery for $50. Keeping money savings in mind would you just go with that battery or not chance that it could be bad and get a new one?

As a side note, would you notice the 11lbs of weight savings?

 

[CrazyTexan]

Never played w. A light battery, but id go new. There just to important to take chance on IMO.

 

[fishxb12]

The one on CL may have been allowed to drain down, 1, 2 ,3 or more times, u never know. I would go new just for the piece of mind.

 

[Renegade]

I just picked up a DEKA battery with 220 CCA for $70 brand new. 1-year warranty. I would suggest staying away from the HD battery....like everything else HD, you're paying for the name.

 

[Zeroflat24]

I just bit the bullet and bought an HD one. The original lasted from 05-2013 so i think it was worth every penny.

 

[Fatty SS]

There are three bike related things I would not consider buying used:

Helmet
Battery
Boots (only because I'm weird about my feet)

 

[thewanmanrules]

Go with the New Battery...

 

[konarider94]

I dont know how hard the cr is to crank over, but the li-ion battery in my xb(12 cell ballistic) resets the clock whenever its cold(anything under 70 it seems) until the battery warms up. kind of frustrating

 

[rchuff]

Go new and you don't have to worry about it .

 

[Loki]

Well then, looks like you guys have one opinion on the matter.

Solves that!