[k6ltr]

can anybody tell me what and where i can find a good battery charger? i have winterized my k6 liter. i took the battery off the bike and should i be charging the battery every month or what?

 

[Jimmy 2 Times]

get a battery tender...........bar none the best.


btw, you don't want a straight charger, or trickle charger, you want a float charger :thumbup

 

[easter bunny]

I just disconnect the cables and never had a problem. my buddy bought a battery tender for his new bike last year and this spring it was dead as a stone! battery was toast. he must've hooked it up wrong or something.

 

[Jimmy 2 Times]

i hvae been using the same battery tender for about 7 years now. I use it for my bike, (my race bike when i had one) the law mower, the snow blower, and my car (it wasnt a DD)


never had a dead batter in any of them. Sounds to me like user error

 

[mikeb12]

second on the battery tender. I have used one on my track bike and have never had a problem. it think I paid about $40 for it.

 

[lambo]

on the battery tender, do you take the battery off the bike and leave it on the tender all winter?

 

[fireforeffect49]

don't need to, most come w/ a pigtail harness that allows you to plug the tender into the btry w/ the btry still in the bike. I've got a straight charger for mine, but I ride both my bikes all year round.

 

[palutz59]

ya i got a battery tender jr from a suzuki dealer for the winter. I'm going to be taking the battery out though... another way to feel safer knowing that a thief will have a hell of a time getting out of the garage with no battery.

 

[k6ltr]

what's the proper way to use the battery tender? do i leave it plugged all winter long or what? anyone???

 

[fun2fly]

what's the proper way to use the battery tender? do i leave it plugged all winter long or what? anyone???

Yes, it has internal circuitry to maintain a certain voltage via cut-in and cut out limits. As they say on those infomercials, "Set it, and forget it" hahaha

 

[DrBaker]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2TWO...230041192491QQihZ013QQitemZ230041192491QQrdZ1

Are these what we need? $30 for 2 of them sounds good??

 

[k6ltr]

Yes, it has internal circuitry to maintain a certain voltage via cut-in and cut out limits. As they say on those infomercials, "Set it, and forget it" hahaha

thanks man!

 

[Kidder]

ya i got a battery tender jr from a suzuki dealer for the winter. I'm going to be taking the battery out though... another way to feel safer knowing that a thief will have a hell of a time getting out of the garage with no battery.

And this would stop a thief from throwing your bike into a van how? Leave the battery in. It makes the bike heavier so the thieves have to work harder.

 

[fun2fly]

thanks man!

No problem k6ltr. Must be getting cool up your way these days. I might be heading up that way next summer on a cruise.

 

[k6ltr]

No problem k6ltr. Must be getting cool up your way these days. I might be heading up that way next summer on a cruise.

oh really...well..... bring ur bike with u and we can meet up and we'll ride!!!lol....we hit our first snow a couple of days ago but it ain't stickin' cuz it aint too cold yet....

 

[k6ltr]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2TWO...230041192491QQihZ013QQitemZ230041192491QQrdZ1

Are these what we need? $30 for 2 of them sounds good??

this is what i got cuz i heard it works well but i bought it from a yamaha dealership.

here's one on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Batt...120044982066QQihZ002QQitemZ120044982066QQrdZ1

 

[Joe333x]

I have a quick question on battery charging. I was always wonder say your battery dies, can a car jump start you ?

 

[Jimmy 2 Times]

if you use a car to jump your bike, don't have the car running.

but to be safer, if your battery dies, go get a charger, and charge it per manufacutuer instructions

 

[beck26]

i hvae been using the same battery tender for about 7 years now. I use it for my bike, (my race bike when i had one) the law mower, the snow blower, and my car (it wasnt a DD)


never had a dead batter in any of them. Sounds to me like user error

+1 Battery Tender bar none. been using mine for 4yrs and never had a problem, my dad has a couple he uses as well. very well priced as well.

 

[Bourgeois]

I just got a Battery Tender mainly for my jet skiis. I wouldn't recommend leaving it on for a long period of time because you never know with electronics. The best part is that if you do leave it on and forget to take it off you don't have to worry about frying the battery. I've already ruined batteries because I forgot I left it on the charger.