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fuzzy2bucks
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« on: July 03, 2010, 07:07:47 PM »
Have one Battery Tender and a couple of small battery floats from Harbor Freight. I use the Float on my car in temporary storage permanently, and rarely miss a day on the Batter Tender for my Valk.
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joefromperry
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2010, 07:54:25 PM »
I only hook up the Battery Tender if the bike will sit for a week or more. In the winter I have all the bike (and Miata) batteries in the basement hooked to a bank of Battery Tender connections. Never a problem.
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2010, 08:01:15 PM »
Never on a tender. Batt lasts 5-6yrs. She's put up from Nov-March.
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paul
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2010, 09:31:49 PM »
Every battery i ever used a tender on gets ruined..............just ride it/// or push it out in the drive way and let it run///charge... cooldude
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2010, 12:27:38 AM »
What's a battery tender?  Wink

Just ride it 12 months of the year.  cooldude
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fuzzy2bucks
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2010, 08:12:12 AM »
If you can keep your battery charged by riding it often, then what RPM's do you need to give it a good charge, and for how long at that RPM?

The problem where I live is the Winters are long and cold, but in theory cold doesn't damage batteries, it's heat that damages them.
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2010, 07:24:21 PM »
Battery tender? I bought my bike in 05 and have yet to charge my battery or need to replace it. It sat last winter for almost 2 months, but usually alot less now that I live in a warmer climate than I did when I bought the bike.
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