New battery...again!
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Ever since I read this post and begin posting it has created a nagging concern that the next time I go to start my bike the battery will be dead agian. We are once agian in a cold spell in Illinois so it could be a few weeks before its warm enough to pull it out agian. The question is even with a new battery, should I tender it if I am not going to start it for a few weeks?
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Do you want to prolong the life of your battery two to three times normal?
You do that by putting a tender on 24/7. Unplug when you leave for a ride and plug back in on returning. It takes a couple of seconds. Is that worth it for you?
I have a 2001 one cycle battery still going strong. An 02,05 batteries also.
Two uses of a tender. One is to keep battery up during storage. The other is to extend the life. For a $20 investment, I just don't understand not using one.
I have a collection of 10 vehicles and have never had a battery problem.
If you want to be successful in life do what successful people do. Life lesson 3208.
You do that by putting a tender on 24/7. Unplug when you leave for a ride and plug back in on returning. It takes a couple of seconds. Is that worth it for you?
I have a 2001 one cycle battery still going strong. An 02,05 batteries also.
Two uses of a tender. One is to keep battery up during storage. The other is to extend the life. For a $20 investment, I just don't understand not using one.
I have a collection of 10 vehicles and have never had a battery problem.
If you want to be successful in life do what successful people do. Life lesson 3208.
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From: in a trailer next to a ditch in South Florida
Do you want to prolong the life of your battery two to three times normal?
You do that by putting a tender on 24/7. Unplug when you leave for a ride and plug back in on returning. It takes a couple of seconds. Is that worth it for you?
I have a 2001 one cycle battery still going strong. An 02,05 batteries also.
Two uses of a tender. One is to keep battery up during storage. The other is to extend the life. For a $20 investment, I just don't understand not using one.
I have a collection of 10 vehicles and have never had a battery problem.
If you want to be successful in life do what successful people do. Life lesson 3208.
You do that by putting a tender on 24/7. Unplug when you leave for a ride and plug back in on returning. It takes a couple of seconds. Is that worth it for you?
I have a 2001 one cycle battery still going strong. An 02,05 batteries also.
Two uses of a tender. One is to keep battery up during storage. The other is to extend the life. For a $20 investment, I just don't understand not using one.
I have a collection of 10 vehicles and have never had a battery problem.
If you want to be successful in life do what successful people do. Life lesson 3208.
I believe poor shelf storage policy combined with high average temps here in South Florida contributed to what was a premature death of the last battery.
Last edited by Bikenator; Mar 25, 2011 at 05:27 PM.
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I purchased an '02 Deuce last Friday. The previous owner had the factory HD battery from 02-10. He said he had to replace it at the beginning of the season last year. When I went to look at the bike two weeks ago it wouldn't start so we jumped it. He let it run for about an hour to charge. The following week when he delivered it, it was dead again. I charged it overnight but its not holding a charge. I ran to AutoZone and picked up an Exide and it fired right up. Should I assume the life of this battery is a year or so?
Last edited by streeteagle; Mar 25, 2011 at 09:07 PM.
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