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'battery tende'r automatic charger question
- Thread starter f14rio
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MotorradMike
Lucky
What he said.
And we'll both get flamed by the battery Nazis.
In addition to what he said, your battery doesn't know it's connected to a Harley so it will charge silently.
gertiektn
New member
Forget the charger!
Just ride the bike.. when was the last time you put a charger on your car.
If you store the bike for +4 months, disconnect and quick charge before re-installing.. I think we way over do the battery thing.
Use it, ride it, enjoy it and don't sweat it.. You will know when the battery is weak.. it will not spin right.. then ride it to charge it up.
Ride, Ride, ride...
Just ride the bike.. when was the last time you put a charger on your car.If you store the bike for +4 months, disconnect and quick charge before re-installing.. I think we way over do the battery thing.
Use it, ride it, enjoy it and don't sweat it.. You will know when the battery is weak.. it will not spin right.. then ride it to charge it up.
Ride, Ride, ride...
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BobFV1
Guest
The charging system on my BMW car holds a full charge for about 3 days, so now that I ride the bike a lot, I have to have the battery tender on the car most of the time. Since you asked. It's also a BMW.
Connect your charger directly to the battery and you should be fine - avoid using the accessory socket or anything else which will connect the charger to the bike's finicky Bavarian electrical harness.
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f14rio
New member
battery charger prices
whatdaya get with these,
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http://www.beemerboneyard.com/baki.html
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that you don't get with this,
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http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3873333&CAWELAID=436347879
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whatdaya get with these,
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http://www.beemerboneyard.com/baki.html
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that you don't get with this,
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http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3873333&CAWELAID=436347879
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froggy
New member
If you store the bike for +4 months, disconnect and quick charge before re-installing.. I think we way over do the battery thing.
Use it, ride it, enjoy it and don't sweat it.. You will know when the battery is weak.. it will not spin right.. then ride it to charge it up.
Ride, Ride, ride...
Sooo Right...I go several days with out riding
,and when I do come back to her she starts just fine.But only after I beg 4 forgiveness
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Trickster
Guest
If you store the bike for +4 months, disconnect and quick charge before re-installing.. I think we way over do the battery thing.
Use it, ride it, enjoy it and don't sweat it.. You will know when the battery is weak.. it will not spin right.. then ride it to charge it up.
Ride, Ride, ride...
I've got 4 bikes, plenty of days of foul weather and as a result, the bikes and RV batterys all get tendered......Beemers are plugged in(quick connect) after each ride,
and the 2 old Hondas share one. And no you can't overdue the "battery thing"
as long as you have a quality tender that automatically shuts down upon full charge.
My batterys last five years, in a location where I only get to ride maybe 6 months of the year.
Because they are kept up. Works for me.
My 2 cents.
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