Mrs. 702's Heritage came of the tender and had a hard start today. It's only a little over 2 years old, but the heat here kills them so she gets the first lithium battery. It's getting a fresh charge as they recommend prior to install. Probably this weekend. Didn't find a manufacturing date, but I don't care anyway. 3 year warranty.

 

Mine's coming off tomorrow - if weather forecast holds. First 70 degree temp of the year.

Some riders were out today in 63 degrees and high wind, most of the sand from winter (plow trucks throw on roads) has washed off from rain.

 

It's only 88* here, so we rode to our favorite mom & pop polish restaurant for an early dinner. Hunters Stew & Pierogies.




Got home and the battery is still going through the optimization charge, how long does that take?

 

Using my NOCO tender, to fully charge and optimize took roughly 5 hours

 

Depends on your charger and the aH of the battery.I think your tender is a 4amp charger (2amps/side). I'm also guessing your battery is a 12aH battery, so about 5 hours is right.

 

88 degrees. JFC! lol We just came out of 37 degrees.

Good to know about how these batteries react. Thanks for reporting.
I wouldn't have thought it would need charging after a ride. Maybe the 40 amp on-bike alternator isn't enough for all the electronics these days. Truck alternators are way north of 100 amps these days.
I guess this means we always leave lithium batteries plugged in? I only got the HD 1.5 A dual battery charger. Will be riding later today.

 

I haven't installed it yet.

With all automotive batteries, I make sure they're fully charged prior to installation. I've never had a newly purchased battery fully charged, so I take this step to ensure I maximize their potential. It's also recommended by the manufacturers.

I'll probably get around to installing it tomorrow. We're riding today too. Have fun.

 

I did mine with the Genius 1, it took even longer! The last time I looked at it on the bench was at about the 6 hour mark, she was still cooking. I installed it the next morning.

 

Its not that the battery wont output below freezing - it will just fine. Its trying to charge it below freezing that causes it to become a flame thrower. So a lithium battery will start your bike jist fine when its 25 degrees F. But as soon as the stator starts throwing a charge into the frozen battery, things can go sideways.

 

This information is contrary to that put out by most manufacturers. I'd be interested to know your personal experience with lithium batteries in motorcycles.