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battery maintainers

  1. globalrider

    Battery - YUASA 53030

    When you get 8 full years out of a battery with it failing in the 9th year, why switch to anything else. I might get another year or two if I didn't forget to hook up a battery charger/maintainer the odd time. After the factory fitted Mareg battery failed (after 9 years), I replaced it with...
  2. roger 04 rt

    Starter or Battery Redux

    Back when I had my red ‘04RT (miss that bike), I spent a lot of time working out what it takes to get a dual-spark Oilhead to start in less than a second when cold: https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?70495-Starter-or-Battery-2004-R1150RT . Bedsides the usual suspects (fuel, compression and...
  3. ramble

    2014 RT battery tender connection

    My first winter for this bike. On my GS I simply used a BMW plug inserted into the accessory port from the tender. This does not work for the RT. Suggestions?
  4. S

    Battery Mantainer

    Hi Everyone, I need to get some input, on my 2016 R1200RS I want to get a battery maintainer. One dealership tells me only the BMW one that plugs into the port can be used because of all the electronics. Another dealerships tells me a battery tender will work fine that's what they use on there...
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