Maxi Fuse
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Maxi Fuse
Hi guys,
I am starting this week slowly preparing for the new season here in Germany - taking my road king out from the winter storage ( it stayed in the garage for 5 full months)
Although I took all necessary storage precautions (full tank, fuel additive..etc), I did not use a battery tender . The local dealer good OR bad (we will find out this soon) recommended just to remove the maxi fuse (side panel) in order to avoid draining the battery (the bike is not equipped with an alarm ).
Does this approach of removing the maxi fuse makes sense to you as a minimum precaution at least ? - I believe in the long term this will hurt the battery even if it’s a one year old one .
I better have a battery charger in hand the first time I try to fire the bike ….
Cheers,
John
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From: Gettysburg, PA
RE: Maxi Fuse
Well, I have taken the Maxi Fuse out on several occations to install different electrical components but I have always kept the bike on a tender too.
I would be safe rather than sorry, have the charger on hand for the fist crank.
Good Luck and enjoy!
I would be safe rather than sorry, have the charger on hand for the fist crank.
Good Luck and enjoy!
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RE: Maxi Fuse
If your battery isn't too old your bike is probably going to fire right up regardless of whether you disconnected the fuse or not so I wouldn't worry about that. Also be aware that disconnecting your battery will not keep it fully charged. They discharge over time even sitting on a shelf.
However, pretty much everyone agrees that you will extend the life of your battery if you keep it on a battery maintainer. And with the cost of batteries, getting an extra season out of it is worth the investement.
However, pretty much everyone agrees that you will extend the life of your battery if you keep it on a battery maintainer. And with the cost of batteries, getting an extra season out of it is worth the investement.
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From: In Wisconsin somewhere south of Wausau.
RE: Maxi Fuse
Get yourself a battery tender where you can direct/hard wire the pigtail on to your battery. Then keep the battery plugged in at ALL times you're not riding if possible. I've been doing this on my '02 since new and I'm stillusing theoriginal battery. Yesterday, after its 5 month hibernation, I went out and unplugged the tender, turned the key and hit the start button and the bike roared right to life. Batteries are just to damn expensive not to take care of them...
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