Anybody Store The Bike All Winter With Battery Still In And No Trickle Charger?
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02-07-2019, 07:54 PM
Anybody Store The Bike All Winter With Battery Still In And No Trickle Charger?
Since I started riding 15 years ago, I always kept bikes at a relative's barn. Real nice, clean foyer, out of the weather, but unheated. Had electricity so a trickle charger was never an issue. Well the place has been sold, and I found a storage unit with a paved lot, and I can ride right into it. It's perfect. No electricity though. I have a trickle charger pigtail, but don't wanna take the battery out for winter storage. Probably not a problem now that we're closer to spring, but just wondering if anybody stores all winter, leaves the battery in, never fires it up unless going for a ride, and doesn't have a trickle charger. Any problem firing it up in the spring? Now have a 2016 Limited Ultra.
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talkingrock (02-07-2019)
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02-07-2019, 07:58 PM
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02-07-2019, 08:00 PM
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#4
02-07-2019, 08:04 PM
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I’ve done it when I was too lazy to pull it. Need to put it on a charger in the spring, though. It won’t start if you don’t. Of course that is after our northern winters, I’m not sure where you are since I’m on my phone.
It’s easier to pull it when you park it in the fall, and it is probably better for the battery too.
It’s easier to pull it when you park it in the fall, and it is probably better for the battery too.
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02-07-2019, 08:06 PM
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02-07-2019, 08:13 PM
Bottom line - your best bet under the stated storage circumstances is to pull the battery and store the battery at home, on a trickle charger. If that is a problem, maybe a next best option is to park the bike and then disconnect the negative cable from the battery, while the bike is stored.
Also, I would fill the gas tank on the way to the storage, and dump in the appropriate amount of fuel stabilizer.
Also, I would fill the gas tank on the way to the storage, and dump in the appropriate amount of fuel stabilizer.
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son of the hounds (02-07-2019)
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02-07-2019, 08:25 PM
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Since I started riding 15 years ago, I always kept bikes at a relative's barn. Real nice, clean foyer, out of the weather, but unheated. Had electricity so a trickle charger was never an issue. Well the place has been sold, and I found a storage unit with a paved lot, and I can ride right into it. It's perfect. No electricity though. I have a trickle charger pigtail, but don't wanna take the battery out for winter storage. Probably not a problem now that we're closer to spring, but just wondering if anybody stores all winter, leaves the battery in, never fires it up unless going for a ride, and doesn't have a trickle charger. Any problem firing it up in the spring? Now have a 2016 Limited Ultra.
You don't have to take battery out. Just disconnect ground cable. Takes away vampire pull. Our batteries are the life blood of our electric start only bikes. Take extra care of them and replace at the first sign of decreased performance. Or. Be left stranded.
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RichM752 (02-08-2019)
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02-07-2019, 08:28 PM
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Oilhed (02-08-2019)
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02-07-2019, 08:40 PM
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You were born a Fortunate Son, sir. I have not been so blessed by the battery gods. Especially with the same battery for 7 years.
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02-07-2019, 08:42 PM
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