Looking to buy a battery tender for the winter months. I will be storing my bike outside under a cover.


I read another thread and it seems like the Batter Tender Jr. does the job, but since mine is outside do I have to get the waterproof one?


My bike came with the quick hookup already attached to the battery.


Also when storing the bike, the guys at the HD dealer by me said to just hook up a tender and put in a fuel stabilizer and not to start it occasionally. Is that true?


What are some other tips?

 

Battery Tender Junior is more than sufficient. Fuel Stabilizer is recommended. Fogging it with Seafoam will help too. No need to start it until you're ready to ride again in the spring. You'll get a thousand ideas as to what you MUST do but rest assured that once you done them all you'll be out of money and in no better shape than if you'd done this and let it alone 'til spring. Don't cover it with plastic or any other material that won't "release' the moisture or you'll have a rusty mess on your hands.

 

And you can get a waterproof Battery Tender - 800mA I think it is.

 

[QUOTE=TJug;13352597]And you can get a waterproof Battery Tender - 800mA I think it is.[QUOTE]

I would recommend this one to you.

IMO I wouldn't start it here and there once it's in storage. Messes around with the fuel/oil I think.

 

I think the reason they say don't start it, is because you always need to ride at least 20 minutes or until the oil is up to full operating temperatures to make sure any moisture is fully evaporated from the oil and engine internals. The tender takes care of the battery, it should be fine.

John

 

Waterproof Battery Tender. Tough as nails. One of mine was dragged under a Mustang, down a gravel road, and still works great 3 years later.
Full tank of gas with fuel stabilizer, plug your Battery Tender into the bike's pigtail, and only start it if you're going to ride it. Which, you can, quite easily during an Indian Summer and before any salt/sand hits the roads. Could be December. Could be February. Could be, you say Ef it, and ride all Winter.
January 1st is a popular day to ride.

 

Got the waterproof tender, but was wondering if there was any benefit to removing the battery and keeping it inside while hooked up to the tender or leaving in out in a shed on the tender?

Also I have the security system, should I do anything different since I have that? Or just hooking up the tender is still good.

 

I would remove battery and keep indoors on tender. But I would put my whole bike indoors. I go in my front door and it sits in living room ; )

If you have ethanol free gas by you I would fill it with that prior to storage as well.
PureGas is website and has app to locate stations

 

Just put the tender under the cover with the bike. Like on the seat or something. Use a fuel stabilizer. I use sea foam don't use stabil. If it's gonna be outside all winter I'd change the oil and filter before you put her away. Don't start it till you plan on riding it.

 

yeah its going to be in a shed all winter. Filled her up and put some star tron in there. Was just wondering if the alarm would do anything bad to it.