Baterias de Motocicleta para Harley-Davidson Sportster 883

Motorcycle Batteries for Harley Davidson Sportster 883

It can be a great feeling to start up your Harley-Davidson Sportster 883s engine whenever you want to head out on a ride. If youre in the market for a new battery for your motorcycle, you can find a variety of choices that fit your Sportster. The replacement process is fairly simple, so you can get out on your Sportster after a minimal amount of work.

Look around for parts that fit your specific Sportster, whether its the Iron 883 model or a custom bike. Brands that make motorcycle batteries for Harley-Davidson include:

• Duracell
• XTreme
• Sigmastek
• Yuasa

1. Take off the cover, which you can find right under the seat.
2. Unstrap the batteries. Use a socket wrench with an extendable handle to unscrew the bolts that are on the side of the unit.
3. Pull out the battery a few inches. Find the metal piece that is holding the battery down, and move that piece off to the side.
4. Use your socket wrench to unscrew the other bolts that are closer to the interior of the bike. This will release the battery.
5. Slide the new battery in place, negative side first.
6. Hook up the negative terminal to the negative cable. Push in the battery into its compartment, and hook up the remaining wires.
7. Reattach the metal piece that holds the battery in place. Reattach the bolts using your socket wrench.
8. Replace the cover.

Vehicle batteries are continually discharging energy. When your Harley-Davidson Sportster is parked and the engine is not running, the battery still lets out small internal loads. This is referred to as "self-discharge”. Additionally, high temperatures and additional accessories, like an alarm system, can lead to a higher rate of energy depletion. Eventually, your battery could fully drain and become permanently disabled if the bike sits for a long period of time.

The following is a list of possible signs that you may need to replace the battery on your Harley:

• If you cannot start your Harley-Davidson Sportster 883. This is an obvious sign that your battery has died.
• If your Sportster battery does not seem to hold a charge. In this case, it may require frequent charges from an external source or your starter may sound like its having trouble during ignition.
• If you take a voltage reading and see that the voltage is 12.4 or less. This can indicate that the part has experienced a short circuit, has a dead cell, or is sulfated. Sulfated means that sulfur crystals have hardened onto the plates and prevent the efficient production of power.
• If a digital voltmeter reading drops within 30 seconds of continuous monitoring after you push your motorcycles start button. Immediate drops and steady drops both indicate issues with your Harley-Davidson Sportster battery.