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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 09:42 AM
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Default Cold weather/battery tender
Freezing *** cold in Okla. right now and thinking I might get a battery tender of some sort for my bike. Any suggestions on what type to buy? Its a new battery and I would like for it to survive the winter.
 
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I use Battery Tender. Works great.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 09:59 AM
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yuasa or deltrans, Ive used both for years with zero problems
 
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I bought the Harley tender about 5 years ago. It's on it's second bike and still working fine. What ever you decide, make sure it is a tender, NOT A TRICKLE CHARGER!
 
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I also bought mine from HD in '07 and it works fine. turns off when the battery is fully charged and every now and then turns on again to keep the charge up.
 
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Our shop truck has a "tender" on it that works really well also. We got it at Grangers. Not sure of the brand right now but may look at one of those also. Are the ones you folks talking about attached to the bike or just plug in types that don't actually bolt to the bike?
 
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I use one of these, connect the pig tails to the battery and plug it in whenever I park the bike:

http://www.batterychargers.com/Produ...Name=940261044

Works great and runs about $40-45 at Autozone. There are a bunch of trickle chargers to consider, just make sure you get one that is "automatic" so you can just plug it in and it maintains the battery as needed.
 
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I just picked this one up on Ebay - works great http://www.ebay.com/itm/270239801827...84.m1439.l2649
 
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Originally Posted by okbill
Our shop truck has a "tender" on it that works really well also. We got it at Grangers. Not sure of the brand right now but may look at one of those also. Are the ones you folks talking about attached to the bike or just plug in types that don't actually bolt to the bike?
The Harley tender comes with a cable to attach permanently at the battery itself. After that it's just a matter of attaching the tender to the bikes cable which takes about 2 seconds. Very convenient!
 
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Amazon.com: Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger: Automotive Amazon.com: Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger: Automotive

This one is similar to the HD tender. Works great, and comes with the pigtail that can be attached to your bike and routed under the battery box lid.
 
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