Your Sportster battery is showing signs of weakness and is it time to replace it? Do you want to do it yourself? We show you how. Choice of the battery: You're great, so I'm not going to do a tutorial on it ... Not against, something con that can be problematic: The least is on the left, the positive pole on the right. To check when buying, I know more than one who were made ... Illustration on a 883 XLC of 2005 Carefully release with a flat screwdriver the 2 gray ties, at the top of the battery cover and just under the seat. Tilt it upwards towards you and clear the bottom fixcation point. Sportster Battery Rotate the main fuse housing to the right to release it from the battery mount Battery 883 Remove the bolt that holds the battery attachment in place. He is right under the battery. 1200 Battery You will be able to remove the old battery but before that, it is necessary to remove the main fuse:     Switch on the accessory position     Remove the main fuse     remove contact battery forty eight seventy battleship You have access to the pods. In theory, it is necessary to disconnect the negative pole first but it is very often inaccessible. The principle is to be careful not to put the positive pole in contact with the frame live or via a driver tool. Iron Battery Reassemble everything in the opposite direction Nightster battery Battery 1200CA 883R battery That's it,you've saved half an hour of manpower!