Why do all that? What problem are you solving?

I'm kind of in the middle on all this. I never "prep" a bike for winter. I just park it when it gets cold and take it out here and there when we catch a warm day (like today, BTW).

Never any troubles.

 

You could get a solar powered trickle charger like you see on car dashboards. They work great!

 

There was a time when this was true, but the days of asphalt battery cases is long gone.

Storing a battery on concrete won`t affect the battery.

 

I couldn`t agree with you less...

There is absolutely nothing to be gained by following your advice...

Running the engine for a few minutes does nothing for the engine, it doesn`t burn off the condensation it has produced.


That`s what I do, and every month or so I will connect the battery tender if it hasn`t been ridden (once the salt and other chemicals are down, the bike goes into hibernation).

 

I see every one is staying away from the tender. Does it cycle the battery or does it just constantly trickle charge??

 

There was a time when I had a battery charger and a separate trickle charger, may still have them somewhere. The first gave a steady high input suitable for a discharged battery, the second a low steady input suitable for a slightly discharged battery. Neither should be used constantly. A moderntender/minder is an electronic beasty with monitoring software that provides a charge to the battery on demand, so to speak. I have three of them. Do check when buying one that it makes clear that it does do that, as the decriptions I've seen for some of them are not clear.

 

I love my Battery Tender, never have a problem starting my bikes. All 4 are hooked up, yeh the 4 bike model. As far as winter, fuel stabilizer goes into the two Evo's they are not going out in the winter. Roadie has a very big wimp shield, that is what I am riding if I get a 40+ degree day and no road salt to be worried about. Flathead is in a different category as she is constantly getting worked on, but battery still on charger. No one ever, ever gets started unless they are going out for a ride. Better to let them hibernate then start and stop the motor, condensation, battery drain, all of that as far as I am concerned.

 

I agree too :>(

 

I have tenders on both my bikes. They work great. I average about 5 years out of a battery, and my bikes live in a shed with no heat in the winter and no cooling in the summer.

 

Nope, not everyone. In fact, most of us use a tender when we're not going to be able to ride for a few weeks or longer.

It does indeed cycle the battery. It let's it go down a little ways, then brings it back up.

They really do work great!