Battery Question
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Battery Question
Probably a dumb question, and been answered a few times. But I dont have a tender anymore, there was a mix up with some boxes and the wife pitched it. Anyway I was wondering should I go and get a new one? Or start it periodically, or will it be ok just sitting in the garage for the winter? Thanks, Fuzz
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Get a new one today. I can tell you that tenders make a big difference. My sportster has always been very hard on batteries and with a tender the current battery has lasted a very long time.
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MOVE to a climate where you can ride it, vs charge it. 
Unlike us DUMMEEEZ who store 'em 6 mths outta the year.
Course, WITH the weather going 'round, that would be somewhere in SOUTH AMERICA, right 'bout now !!!
Unlike us DUMMEEEZ who store 'em 6 mths outta the year.
Course, WITH the weather going 'round, that would be somewhere in SOUTH AMERICA, right 'bout now !!!
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get a new tender even if it's a cheap one from walmart.
i got a coiuple schumaker brand ones for $20 ea. & they seems to work fine.
in the meantime, pull the battery from the bike & store it in a place where the temp is stable.
i got a coiuple schumaker brand ones for $20 ea. & they seems to work fine.
in the meantime, pull the battery from the bike & store it in a place where the temp is stable.
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Haven't needed a tender since the introduction of jell batteries for bikes. I have a tender on one of my bikes, but it has an acid battery. I check the others every now and then, but they go green immediately. I don't take em out either and they sit in the cold. ymmv