Battery question.....

[thumper]

I have an '03 standard....How can I tell if the battery is the original one that came with the bike?

[fudgie]

When did you get the bike? I think the battery might have alot of japanesse jiberish on it. I saw a battery that did and I think it was a Valk battery. Or you can change it to be safe. I did after reading chrisj's post. Mine has been in for 5 yrs or so. Better safe then sorry.

[2step]

I have the orginal in a '98 model, still going strong.

[¿spoom]

most replacement batteries have date coding on them somewhere, look for that and if you find one go by the date.

[huckleberry]

Most Valkyries came with a Yusa battery ,i just replaced mine last month on my 99 standard which i bought new in august of 99. Huckleberry

[R J]

I fried my original Yusa battery with a firkin Battery Tender.  It forgot to shut itself off when told so by the momma board.  When I use it now, the light is red and when it turns green I take it off the battery.  Then about 6 weeks later I plug it in again.......

My stealer didn't have one in stock the day I went looking, they gave me the lame excuse they just sold the last one as I came in the door.

Since I pick up batteries almost every Wednesday I work for the dealership at Interstate Battery, I stopped over there and they had one and with the dealership discount, I got it for a pretty good price.

Haven't looked back, and it still spins the old boy over after he sets all winter with enough fire to make him start and idle..........

[Brad]

Since I pick up batteries almost every Wednesday I work for the dealership at Interstate Battery, I stopped over there and they had one and with the dealership discount, I got it for a pretty good price.

Yep, the Interstate bike battery is a Yusa.  They always have them in stock at our local Interstate Battery depot here and like you said the price is not too bad.