Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I live in little rock, Ar, and except for maybe a month to six weeks, I can ride year round. (except for the brutal heat in july and August!!). My question is, should I invest in a battery tender since Im not putting the bike up for a long time, or will starting it and letting it run for half an hr keep battery charged in between rides.
Thank you everyone.
2013 110 anniversary 1200

 

Get a tender. Cheers.

 

I live in San Diego, and I too have almost year round riding weather except when it rains too much (since I also have a car). I keep mine on a tender whenever I am not riding it. Just my opinion.

 

A tender is a good idea, even for the hot months when your not riding on a regular basic. If your running your bike just to charge the battery be sure and run it long enough each time to cook off any moisture that may have accumulated in the crankcase. Short heat cycles can cause condensation to build

 

Battery Tender.....I have 7 of them total going at one time on everything I own that has a battery. Yea, they do work.

 

im in Oklahoma and I have two deltran tenders.

 

I have the same bike you do and it has the battery tender prewired to the battery. Maybe that was a dealer installed option. I bought the charger below from my dealer. Very convenient.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...battery-tender

 

Running it for a half hour will not fully charge the battery nor dry the moisture out of the oil. Bad idea.

 

For the fuel you're burning during these battery top-off runs...you can afford a tender. Sears sells a good one for under $20 and might be on sale for this shopping weekend.

http://www.sears.com/diehard-battery...1&blockType=G1

 

Get one, I bought mine from advance auto parte with coupons online and it was a great investment. I switch it between my car and the 48, use it all the time.