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Just curious if you guys keep your battery on charge the entire time your bike is in winter storage. Is this good for the battery? Could it overcharge and harm the battery? I ordered a new battery and have it on the battery tender. It's now fully charged but I don't know if I should keep it on the tender or disconnect it.
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the battery tender has a built in regulator so it won't overcharge the battery. leave it on. -
I hook it to the battery tender all the time, even if I am not riding for few days.Comment
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need to keep a battery charged.must be a northern thing.
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I take mine out when I know it'll be sitting a long time and plug it into a cheapy trickle charger when I think it needs it . When it's warm and starting to bubble , it's done .I am a fluffy lil cuddly lovable bunny , dammit !
Katrider's rally 2011 - md86
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Battery tenders are awesome.. If my bike is gonna sit for anything longer than a couple weeks, I'll stick on. No problems at all.
Except charliemav has mine right now, I gotta remember to get back up there again soon
..good thing I need a new battery next spring anyways 
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i just bought a tender myself. usually i just pull my volvo up to my bike and toss on the jumper cables if my bike has been sitting long enough that it won't start....which has rarely happened. then the altenator takes care of the rest. this will be the first year i will use a battery from the year before. i get a good deal on them, so it is a new one each year usually. i am doing it different this year for the environment.I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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I keep mine connected virtually any time I'm not riding... not that it's ever needed it yet... but each time the battery drains down low, the battery loses part of it's long term storage capacity -- by keeping it charged up, that damage never occurs.
Cheers,
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I remove it from my bike and store it indoors (not on a charger)
battery will last me plenty long....but I can get them at cost, since I sell THOUSANDS of batteries over the course of a year for Fire Alarm systems and emergency lighting units.
BTW..in case you did not know...NEVER store a battery on concrete or a steel shelf...put it on wood
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I actually went to a storage place where some guys stores bikes...before I had my shop, and I was just about ready to reserve a spot after checking it out, when the guys says, "we even have a heated place for you to put your battery"...and he showed me. They were all sitting on the cement floor.Originally posted by Range
I told him I would think about it and left.....and never went back.I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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I bought a type of battery tender from Harbor Freight..$4.99...works like a champ...I had a battery on its last legs...didn't know how to take care of it but I put it on the batter tender and got me through the week. Got the new battery charged it overnight on the tender and Walla (ok I'm not French)...it has been working fine..
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I used to believe the same thing until someone pointed me to this:Originally posted by Range
yuasabatteries.com - FAQ - Batteries on Concrete?
Cheers,
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Yeah , I THOUGHT that myth was busted
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I am a fluffy lil cuddly lovable bunny , dammit !
Katrider's rally 2011 - md86
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There's no issue boosting from a car?Originally posted by MojoeMy Karma ran over my Dogma.Comment
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I've heard you can as long as the car is turned off, but yesterday a guy at a sportbike shop told me he fried his electrical circuits by just doing that.Originally posted by goose491Comment
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