Battery tender?
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Battery tender?
Gonna put new battery on the bike and had some questions about a battery tender. I plan on running cig lighter receptical to use gps on my phone. I was thinking a battery tender would ensure I keep a good charge if I hard wire it and keep it on the bike. Am I wrong? I don't have any experience with these things so any input would be great.
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You can actually buy a cig lighter plug that will plug into the battery tender pigtail.
The battery tender is really only needed if the bike is sitting without being used for numerous days / weeks. If you are riding frequently you really don't need it unless the bike goes into winter storage. Out of habit I plug my bike in every time I am done riding or when it is being stored for the winter.
The battery tender is really only needed if the bike is sitting without being used for numerous days / weeks. If you are riding frequently you really don't need it unless the bike goes into winter storage. Out of habit I plug my bike in every time I am done riding or when it is being stored for the winter.
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You can actually buy a cig lighter plug that will plug into the battery tender pigtail.
The battery tender is really only needed if the bike is sitting without being used for numerous days / weeks. If you are riding frequently you really don't need it unless the bike goes into winter storage. Out of habit I plug my bike in every time I am done riding or when it is being stored for the winter.
The battery tender is really only needed if the bike is sitting without being used for numerous days / weeks. If you are riding frequently you really don't need it unless the bike goes into winter storage. Out of habit I plug my bike in every time I am done riding or when it is being stored for the winter.
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If you are wiring in a pigtail for your tender, you can at the same time run a longer one under the tank to your handlebars. If you mount your phone in a holder you can run a pigtail to that.
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Gonna put new battery on the bike and had some questions about a battery tender. I plan on running cig lighter receptical to use gps on my phone. I was thinking a battery tender would ensure I keep a good charge if I hard wire it and keep it on the bike. Am I wrong? I don't have any experience with these things so any input would be great.
Last edited by CanuckSporty; Nov 17, 2011 at 01:48 AM.
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