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Mar 14, 2012 | 12:05 PM

#11

128auto

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Believe or not, I plug in my battery tender whenever I am not riding, save my battery all year long. When I am riding, I hook up the battery tender to my car, vice versa.

Mar 14, 2012 | 01:49 PM

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macnab_sf

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+1 Get a tender. The Junior is pretty cheap.

Mar 14, 2012 | 02:57 PM

#13

Dynaglide68

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From: Nomad

Accept when i'm riding mines on 24/7 365 days a year

Mar 15, 2012 | 09:39 AM

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SC-Longhair

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From: Passaic County, NJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by jisananimal

so i live in san francisco and the forecast 4 the next week or so is rain!!! so im thinking if i should buy a battery tender n plug it to my st bob...or will it be ok cause its only a week

Why can't you ride in the rain?

Mar 15, 2012 | 09:46 AM

#15

JCleary

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From: NorCal

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC-Longhair

Why can't you ride in the rain?

Cause the weather here is so awesome most of the time we don't have to :-P

I use a tender as well whenever my junk is parked for a while...

Mar 15, 2012 | 02:18 PM

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grog_lives

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Quote:

Originally Posted by macnab_sf

+1 Get a tender. The Junior is pretty cheap.

out of curiosity, why are some calling a tender "junior"?

Mar 15, 2012 | 03:30 PM

#17

Ron750

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From: Wisconsin, USA

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC-Longhair

Why can't you ride in the rain?

When you ride in the rain in a city all the oils, transmission fluid, make it slipperier than a greased pig.OP I don't blame you for not riding. Out in the boonies traction is way better.

I have my bike on a tender in below freezing weather. I hook it up weekly. It usually charges to full after a minute, so I think you don't need it for a week.

Mar 16, 2012 | 12:21 AM

#18

Bobby9621

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From: St Joe MO

Quote:

Originally Posted by grog_lives

out of curiosity, why are some calling a tender "junior"?

The "Battery Tender Jr." is one of the most popular and dependable, check them out on Amazon.

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Mar 16, 2012 | 12:27 AM

#19

KevenW

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From: Cullman, Al

have the jr, keep it plugged in the bike as soon as I park it and the pipes have time to cool down. forgot once and melted the plug a little against the O2 sensor but caught it before it messed it up much. still works fine. I plug my cigarette lighter plug into the pigtail when riding so I can plug up my gps or cell charger.