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Apr 24, 2011 | 01:03 PM

dlkraniak

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Dead Battery?

I have been deployed for the last seven months and will be returning home in a little less than a month. Prior to leaving I disconnected the battery on my 07 Wide Glide, the question that I have is do you think that the battery is dead now? Is it too late to think about putting a battery tender on it. I would love to be able to come home and ride my bike right away instead of having to run around looking for a battery. Thanks for the feedback.

Apr 24, 2011 | 01:51 PM

fxd03

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If you could have someone put it on a tender you might save it the first 3 winters mine went dead then I got a tender that I only use in winter still have the same battery that came with the bike when I got it new in Feb 03

Apr 24, 2011 | 01:51 PM

EricInNCa

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Have someone put the tender on it and by the time you get back home it should be good to go...

Apr 24, 2011 | 03:55 PM

Trabuco60

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Make sure you also check tire air pressure.

Apr 24, 2011 | 03:57 PM

geneinnc

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should you not fully charge the battery before putting the tender on it?
that's the case for trickle charging, but I'm not sure if the tender does the full charge them assumes trickle cycle.

thanks

Apr 24, 2011 | 05:41 PM

dlkraniak

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I did a little research on the battery tender jr and as long as my battery has not dropped below 3 volts it should charge it back up. Thanks for the help!