Hey guys, I will be deploying Wednesday. I was wondering, would it hurt the battery to leave it plugged in for 7 months or should I just disconnect it?

Thanks

 

It would be best to leave it plugged into the trickle charger for 7 months. My bikes spend about that every Alaska winter and they maintain very well.

 

Put on your battery tender and cover her up. Thanks for serving and be safe.

 

Definitely leave it on a battery tender!

 

+1 on the battery tender and thanks for your service. God bless and get back safe.

 

I had a short notice deployment. Did nothing to the bike before hand. All I had to do was charge up the battery when I returned.

 

After going on more than a few deployments, there were two ways of leaving it; Take it completely out of the bike and hope it will recharge when you get back (only do this if there will be no one around the check every once in a while) or put it on a battery tender. Like I said only if there is someone around that would be able to unplug if anything should happen.

Good luck on the tour.

 

Thanks for your service and be safe. And as said...without a doubt, plug it in.

 

Another vote for keeping it plugged in and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

 

Thank you for your service. Take the battery out of the bike and hook it to a tender. If you set it on a concrete floor, lay it on a scrap piece of wood.