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Summary: Remove the seat and cover first before changing the battery. Learn how to remove a Harley Davidson seat and cover from a motorcycle specialist in this free motorcycle video.
"Okay, so let's get started. As we discussed, the battery is located in the front, but we do have to start under the seat. So, when we come up here, we're going to actually take this cover off, and by doing that there's a little screw here that you just loosen up, and then you very gingerly--sometimes easier said than done--remove the cover. And you want to do it in such a way that you don't scratch it up. Okay. So now we got that off. Let's get that out of the way so it doesn't get scratched up. You're going to be all kinds of upset if that gets tore up on you. Then you're going to need a screwdriver to come up here and pop these little latches. And they're on either side, as well as in the front and the back. We also have a sensor here that we're going to need to remove. So there's a little latch, a little pin there, you need to pull, pry out of the way, and disconnect that. Okay, and you want to put that somewhere safe. I'm going to put it in my pocket so I know where it is. Then we come around and we have to get into the front here, and there is another latch. And I don't know, maybe you can see it from this side, but right down in there is a latch. Can you see that latch? Right there. We're going to pop that. Okay, and that's going to free it up to where we take this part off. And now, after all that, we found the air cleaner."
eHow Article: Harley Davidson: Removing the Seat & Cover