winters cooming
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winters cooming
Ok I've got a 1998 flh. Last winter after sitting outside work in 20 deg temps I just about couldn't get the bike to start so that discouraged me from rideing a lot last winter. I want to avoid that this year. The battery is only 2 years old now, but when it gets good and cold it sure acted like it was strugeling to turn the enging over. So my question is, is their a good trick to extream cold weather starting?
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Ok I've got a 1998 flh. Last winter after sitting outside work in 20 deg temps I just about couldn't get the bike to start so that discouraged me from rideing a lot last winter. I want to avoid that this year. The battery is only 2 years old now, but when it gets good and cold it sure acted like it was strugeling to turn the enging over. So my question is, is their a good trick to extream cold weather starting?
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Yeah make sure your batt is well charged. How long is your ride to/from work? Some people's rides are so short the battery on a m/c will not have time to charge back up again. If done daily this drains the battey down over time. A charger overnite should help if you've got a relatively short commute.
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Battery tender year round if you want to get the most longevity out of your battery.
If you ain't ridin' it. Plug it in.
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I almost forgot about winter. Time to break out the long sleeve tshirts. I use a tender on mine from time to time even down south. If I lived up north I would plug in everyday in the winter.
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Snowed here in the mt. Battery tender and if it's that cold don't ride.
http://www.snowbird.com/ski_board/photo.php?photo=1389
http://www.snowbird.com/ski_board/photo.php?photo=1389