In February of this year I finally replaced the OEM battery in my 2002 America. The new WestCo battery I got from NewBonneville.com. Since installing the new battery I haven't ridden the bike all that much, but each time I do I connect my Battery Tender for several hours just to make sure the battery is charged before going for a ride. Generally the battery tender indicates charged within 5 minutes of being connecting.

The last couple of times that I have attempted to ride the battery will not start the bike. The engine will turn over for a couple of seconds and then the starter relay will just chatter. If I connect my car charger directly to the battery the bike start right up and runs great.

So my OEM battery ran great for almost 7 years, and the replacement battery less than 6 months. I'll be taking the battery out and performing a load test on it to confirm it is bad. I guess I need to e-mail Brent and see what he says.

Anyone else have any problems with the WestCo Battery?

Tom

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