Quick question about battery maintenance
Quick question about battery maintenance
Just added a second bike to the family, a ultra limited that we are primarily going to use as a long trip bike only. Current RK will be a daily driver. At what point should I start thinking about connecting a battery tender to it? Estimated usage of the ultra will be once a month? FT
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You could get by just fine by keeping it on the Ultra, put it on the RK occasionally if you go a week or so without riding. No harm in leaving them on all the time, but you decide.
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Doesn't matter what the weather is or temps....tender is always on unless i ride everyday....if it sits more than a few days it's plugged up...the tender takes the sulfur off the plates and enables it to keep it's charge better and longer...Or some fancy **** like that...drove by the Holiday Inn Express last night...i guess if i had stayed there i might know the whole thing..,.
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Deltran makes multi-bank/connection units...might want to get the two-bank model...
http://batterytender.com/motorcycle/...emisphere.html
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I have a 2010 limited. I live in a fairly warm area, and that makes a difference in what I am about to say. I never put the bike on a tender in the summer, even with the security system sucking a few milliamps daily. I ride it often enough, and by no means every day, to keep it happy. But in the winter, if I don't ride it for a week or so, I'll hook it up to the tender.
Your Ltd already has the pigtail attached to the battery hanging down on the right side of your bike. All you need is a $20 tender made by Schumacher from Walmart. That's what I use and it's a great value. It will plug into your pigtail right out of the box, bam, your're done.
As I mentioned, the built-in security system on your bike will pull a few milliamps daily, so your battery charge is getting consumed, albeit a tiny bit each day. A tender is a good idea no matter what.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Schumacher...ndingMethod=rr
Your Ltd already has the pigtail attached to the battery hanging down on the right side of your bike. All you need is a $20 tender made by Schumacher from Walmart. That's what I use and it's a great value. It will plug into your pigtail right out of the box, bam, your're done.
As I mentioned, the built-in security system on your bike will pull a few milliamps daily, so your battery charge is getting consumed, albeit a tiny bit each day. A tender is a good idea no matter what.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Schumacher...ndingMethod=rr
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I think it is at dealers discretion to install or not.