mjsk9
Well-Known Member
Quick update since many posts requesting help never seem to have a conclusion.... I spoke with my mechanic where I bought my K9 12 years ago and has subsequently serviced it for all of those years. Took him through the chronology of events including washing the bike, rode it home, sat for a couple of weeks, went to start Monday and no power anywhere. I also mentioned I put a "new" battery in it on October 2nd. He inquired as to what brand of battery and I told him Duracell from Batteries Plus (BP). He immediately said he had a K9 in his shop that the owner had put 3 new Duracells in it and apparently all 3 were bad. He suggested I take the battery (2 years old) out of the BBC Sled and drop it in the K9. I did that last night and turned the key and all lit up, speedometer sweep, headlight, oil indicator, turn signals and brake lights all worked. Needles to say, I grabbed my receipt and battery and went to BP. The guy was doing different tests and said there is nothing wrong with this battery. I told him I really didn't care what the tests showed, that I had no interest in keeping that battery or getting a replacement. He then mentioned (which the receipt said) the return policy is 14 days. Told him I really didn't care and I wanted my money back. He then mentions they "normally" charge a 20% restocking fee. I said since you say "normally" that will not apply in this situation, correct? He said no, I will waive it this time. He probably reiterated on three additional occasions there is nothing wrong with that battery. I told him that is great so you can resell it? Net-net, got the refund so my question is for battery suggestions. My mechanic always uses Deka (sp)? I believe Shannon recommends the Harley battery... Thoughts for what has worked for you? Lastly, thanks to all for replying to this post, and to Shannon for talking with me to troubleshoot. As a point of clarification to several comments, this was the first time in 12 years I ever sprayed the bike and will not do that again.