Winter Battery Storage
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Retired and living in the mountains of NE PA
Ditto. My neighbor uses one from his house to his shed where he stores his bike in the winter. The shed is a good 100' from the house, but the extension cord doesn't seem to mind. 
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Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Central New York
The extension cord sounds like a good idea. I live in Central New York, and we don't get much sunshine for a few months, though the solar charger is worth looking into.
Any recommendations for a good trickle charger? Thanks to all for the advice.
Any recommendations for a good trickle charger? Thanks to all for the advice.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2007
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Not sure where you hail from HyFly but, I used to go out and run my bike in the Michigan winter once a month and dream of warmer days till I got a garage with electricity and a battery tender. Sorry, I type slow and you already answered
Road Warrior
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Get a battery tender instead of a slow charger, you can just leave it plugged in all winter. HD shops carry them and most indy shops will have them, about $30 and you can plug in a forget about it all winter.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: ST. Louis
Any http://batterytender.com/ model is what you need.
Just run an extention cord out once a month
or every couple of weeks (when it gets really cold)
and you should be fine.
Just run an extention cord out once a month
or every couple of weeks (when it gets really cold)
and you should be fine.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,830
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From: Retired and living in the mountains of NE PA
A "Battery Tender" is the item to use. As already stated, you can leave it plugged in all winter without worry.
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