JimVonBaden said:I've seen these kinds of posts over and over, and I still don't get it. Seems the guys who use a battery tender (of some sort) have a lot of battery issues.
You're not alone in thinking that Jim. One of our bike magazine editors, who has a lot of classics which are therefore not used regularly, swears that using a trickle charger b**ered his batteries. He now "exercises" the batteries by running down to half charge every so often and then re-charging. Swears that this gives better results.
JimVonBaden said:I have never used one, on any bike, and never had a dead battery. I ride most days 13 miles in town to work, and often leave the bike parked for weeks, when on travel, with no problems.
I have 6K miles on my 3.5 month old bike, and no issues at all.
The battery has always been good for a start, even at 10°, and often below freezing.
Jim
At this time of year, the UK is never above 10° (assuming you are talking real degrees not F ones). That said, I've never had a battery problem either, even after 6 weeks parked up.
