Battery Tender Plus......a few ???

[WARputer]

Just bought myself a new battery for the old bike and a battery tender plus to charge her up. Any of you guys/gals use the battery tender ? If so, do you plug it up every time you park the bike or just when you know it'll sit for a good while ? :idk:

Thanx !!

[JARVIS518]

when it sits for a while

[buzzcutt2]

I plug mine in every time I park it.

[JARVIS518]

cuz u only ride 2 times a year

[buzzcutt2]

That's because I don't want to ruin my tires.

[Ducati Diva]

We plug our up if we know they're going to sit for more than two weeks but don't much worry about it if we're doing the weekend rides.

[JoshuaTree]

It would depend on how many 'short' trips I'd taken that day - most motorcycle charging systems require a 15-25 minute ride to recover the charge for one 'cold start'. If I'm running errands - in and out of stores - I'll plug it in when I get home. Other than that, usually once a month, I'll let the bike charge overnight just to maintain the 'full charge'.

YMMV... :idk:

[Cutty72]

THe SV I plugged in once this year for the first time ever, just for the hell of it, it only charged for like 2 min.

the Buell I plugged in a few times cause I was reading about a lot of electrical issues, but never had any myself, and again, never took much of a charge either?
I'd say end of season, charge it up to full, then pull it and keep it somewhere warm is good enough.

[Mr Lefty]

I plug it any time it's gonna sit for a while... but randomly I'll plug it in over night just to make sure the battery is on a full charge. err... I did... :lol:

[marko138]

I just plug it in when it's gonna sit.

[Gas Man]

When I'm now on it, the tender is.

My bud Don is offering a Battery Minder brand for a decent price. Plus it can charge up to 5 bikes at once. Real nice feature if you have the need, at least once you get a harness to hook them all up.

http://www.valueteck.com/