Winter Battery Care
Stage I
Joined: Jan 2018
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From: NC - USA
Will it start this morning?
So I play this game almost daily in the colder months! Will is start this morning? Usually the answer is no if the temps are below freezing... my 2016 Fat Boy lives on a tender but in the frozen mornings it still will not crank! I can go home at lunch, once it has warmed up a bit, still could be below 35 and it will usually crank right up. So what am I doing wrong? When I plug the tender in, the light on it turns red and after a while it turns green again. In the morning it is green but the bike won't crank. I'm tempted to set a space heater out there to thaw the thing out with a remote when I wake up! Before the Harley I had a ninja and it would crank right up at temps as low as 20, with out without the tender (I did have to get a jump one morning leaving work when it dipped below 20.
if I could I would take the battery inside at night but hooking everything back up is a pita.
if I could I would take the battery inside at night but hooking everything back up is a pita.
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Honah Lee
Not a bad idea to pull it, maintenance charger and store in above non freezing place.
Flip the maintenance charger on once a month works.
However, for last three years for three months out of the year, I put the maintenance charger on it, throw a cotton sheet over RIPSAW and say see you in March. Nothing has blown up yet and it starts right up.
Flip the maintenance charger on once a month works.
However, for last three years for three months out of the year, I put the maintenance charger on it, throw a cotton sheet over RIPSAW and say see you in March. Nothing has blown up yet and it starts right up.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Toronto
Smart Chargers now exist. Charger/Tender + battery recovery. Thermal monitoring. This is what you'll want. Comes with quick disconnect also so you can have it hardwired to your battery and plug it in after rides or whenever you feel you need it.
This is what I have on my bike currently.
This is what I have on my bike currently.
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