Battery Tenders: Do You Use One During Riding Season?
#31
08-15-2011, 05:50 PM
#33
08-15-2011, 06:01 PM
Road Warrior
Ddfd
On all my Honda's never used BT.
I started to use a BT on my 2009 ultra.... battery is 3 months old.
Same darn problem, would not get a full crank after using the BT for 5 days. I think it killed my first battery...
I now have stoped using the BT all together, unless I pull the battery, there is somthing wrong...
I used the Battery Tender and now have Optimate 1
I started to use a BT on my 2009 ultra.... battery is 3 months old.
Same darn problem, would not get a full crank after using the BT for 5 days. I think it killed my first battery...
I now have stoped using the BT all together, unless I pull the battery, there is somthing wrong...
I used the Battery Tender and now have Optimate 1
#38
08-15-2011, 06:59 PM
Extreme HDF Member
OK. When I owned my Honda Shadow Spirit VT1100, Honda Valkyrie Tourer and Road Star Midnight Silverado, I NEVER used a battery tender during the riding season. The only time I would use a battery tender was over the Winter, when I would pull the battery and hook it up to a battery tender in my workshop.
I picked up my new 2011 SG a few months ago. Up until now, it has always started right up, like it should on a full charge. Last Saturday, it took several seconds before starting - long enough to be a concern to me. We rode 125 miles, stopping briefly 3 times along the way, and it started right up, as normal.
Is something going on here? Do you guys use a tender between rides? Do you pull the battery over the Winter?
Thanks for the help, guys.
I picked up my new 2011 SG a few months ago. Up until now, it has always started right up, like it should on a full charge. Last Saturday, it took several seconds before starting - long enough to be a concern to me. We rode 125 miles, stopping briefly 3 times along the way, and it started right up, as normal.
Is something going on here? Do you guys use a tender between rides? Do you pull the battery over the Winter?
Thanks for the help, guys.
#40
08-15-2011, 07:19 PM
Cruiser
I own a battery tender, but have yet to use it..I bought my bike in may of 07 and I just replaced the battery this season. I thought that was pretty good....hall...I haven't even pulled the battery out during the winter months. It is parked in a heated garage from mid December to mid March...I looked into all kinds of replacement batteries when I changed it, and ended up sticking with an OEM...It served me good the first time!