[RoadGlide2025]

This is quoted from a 2024 HD Owners Manual...

Charge the battery when:
• Motorcycle lights appear dim.
• Electric starter sounds weak.
• Battery has not been used for two weeks or more.

If only the battery would last for two weeks. My experience with my new 2025 Road Glide is that over a week is problematic now. I had the battery light come on and stay on after not riding the bike for 8 days.

My previous 2020 and 2015 Road Glides could go two weeks with no issues. Though I tended to go a week at a time, whether dependent. I tend to ride in the winter as well as an aside.

I actually finally decided to start an account here (not much of a forum person in general) because of the issues I'm seeing with the battery. It looks like with this current generation of touring Harleys (RGs & SGs) that you probably need to make sure you go out once every five days or less.

Anything after that feels like a crap shoot. I think HD needs to take a closer look at efficiency of their electronics and in particular when shut down. Either that or increase the power storage of the batteries. I shouldn't need to hook it up to a tender after a week.

I'm starting to think that maybe after the ride I should just remove the circuit breaker if I'm not going to go out for a over a week. Which with this new generation would get old since you need to remove the saddle bag first before you can remove the side cover.

Don't get me wrong, this bike is pretty awesome, a large difference between it and the previous generations of Road Glides. Though I miss my heated hummock seat. (Come on HD gets off your backside and bring out the hummock seat for the new generation of RG's and SG's)

 

[RoadGlide2025]

I can totally understand if one chooses to not plug a bike in every night but 99.9 % of the time if Im at home at night and i'm parked in my spot in my garage that has my tender plugged into the wall ready for me, why not connect it?

I recently purchased this ( pic ) tender port relocation adapter ( STEALTHPORT ) that will mount between my Street Glide saddle bag and fender to I hope make plugging the tender in a easer task with no bending down searching for the pigtail...

I plan to install this as soon as the heat dome leaves as my garage is to HOT to do anything in !

Video I found of the install Stealthport link below...

STEALTHPORT Video

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That's a good idea. I didn't like the port cable hanging down the side of the bike and have always put it in its holder under the side cover. The new generation of RGs/SGs though requires removing the saddle bag before you can remove the cover. Kinda annoying to be sure. It's probably just a me thing, but I can't stand cables hanging down the side of the bike. I'm going to have to look into a stealth port.

 

[RoadGlide2025]

If on a away days run ,just take a portable power pack battery tender with you ,you can leave it plugged in without needing mains electricity.
I have had this one for a long time. View attachment 881004

A quick search didn't confirm for me or not but does Buture have plugs for the HD plug or do you need to track down an adapter?