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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 05:30 AM
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I use mine every time I park up at home, its part of my routine, done this with all of my Harleys and never had a battery fail.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by iwillfixthem4u
I do the same, everytime takes 10 sec........why not do it if you have it set up?
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 05:57 AM
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I usually plug mine in when park it .. Been known to forget a few times though ..
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 06:06 AM
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My bike seldom sits without use during the summer months so the tender gets little use. As the weather goes bad I begin using the tender. The winter cover goes on late in the fall AFTER hooking up the tender.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 06:45 AM
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I plug it in after every ride. Never forget to do that but I have forgotten to un-plug it before backing out of the garage though. The sound of the tender dragging across the floor stops me every time.....
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 07:07 AM
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What charger are you guys using? Never used one in the past but with the colder time of the year coming up certainly would not hurt,

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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 07:11 AM
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I use the HD battery tender. Winter months only for me thouigh.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 07:56 AM
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Always plug mine in when it's in the garage. Put the pig tails on the bike and it only takes seconds to plug the tender in.
 
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Only when i don't ride for 2 weeks or more, which is basically only during the winter.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 08:10 AM
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I use mine every day and on my 2009 the OEM battery lasted 2 years and one month.
But I still use it every day.
 
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