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Looking for a decent battery tender/charger. Any recommendations or ones to stay away from would be much appreciated.
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Loquacious
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just get the original battery tender, i have one and still have my original 05 battery
Frank
(Former)05 BA tbike pipes, ai removed, Freak, mikuni hsr 42's, 904, ported/polished head, 1mm oversized valves
NOW-2010 silver and black tbird
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"You're a long time underground!"
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Joined: Aug 2007
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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AutoZone or another parts store will have what you want for 30-40 bucks
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I use the Battery Tender Jr. for $35. Works great. Kept my stock battery working fine (6.5 years) until I drained it last week sitting at the Canadian border with the key on. Battery might have been okay still but I was in the middle of a trip and didn't risk getting stranded somewhere less ...populated. The BT should keep the new battery going for much longer than 6.5 years (I only used it on my old battery for the last two winters).
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No evidence, but, battery tender and original 04 battery with lots of year round riding.....
Warren
04 Caspian Blue and Silver America
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been using battery Tender brand for over 10 years at work and on all toys. Have not purchased a replacement battery since then. Seems to work well.
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Thanks all for suggestions. Didn't want to spend too much if I didn't have to.
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Whatever you do, avoid the constant current types. If you misread the charts or just forget to turn it off at the right time, they tend to cook your battery.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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I have the battery tender deluxe and it works great.
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