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Old Jul 16, 2017 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by upflying
AFAIK, those Battery Tender pigtails connect to the positive battery terminal and the frame with ring terminals, no complicated harness.
I have one on my bike, complimentary dealer installed before I took delivery.
Like others have said, nooooo - not on the Rushmore bikes.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2017 | 05:35 AM
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Mine is tucked up alongside the seat with the trunk wiring harness.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2017 | 06:44 AM
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If you use heated gear another trick is to just wrap the pigtail up and put it behind the side cover. Then just buy a coax adaptor for the tender and charge the bike through the heated gear cord instead of the pigtail.
 
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