pookamatic
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Just curious at what frequency you use yours.
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How often do you use your battery tender?
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Maverick
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I just use mine for annual winter storage.
pookamatic
Junior Member
I've only had mine for a month. Used it every night for a couple weeks. I've now switched to only when it's going to sit for a few days or more.
Fat Broke
Junior Member
It won't hurt to run every night if you're using a float charger ( tender)... Won't over charge. I tend to plug them in once a month until they go to green, usually only a couple hours or less
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only used mine 3 times to charge the battery, twice when my stator broke, once when i flooded the engine and thought it was a battery problem
dpaul007
Junior Member
Don't have one, but plan on getting one for the coming winter.
FIZZER6
The Angry Blue Mantis
I ride almost year round...usually it sits for up to a month in January or Feb but even then I run it once a week just up and down my road to keep it lubed and battery juiced!
It's rare for the high temp to not hit 50 almost every day all winter here in VA. I will ride as long as it's over 47F.
It's rare for the high temp to not hit 50 almost every day all winter here in VA. I will ride as long as it's over 47F.
Can you quickly change the poll and split the last group apart?
* Don't use one (not needed)
* Don't have one
I have one but don't use it as it not needed on a healthy, charged battery even though it sat for 4 months.
* Don't use one (not needed)
* Don't have one
I have one but don't use it as it not needed on a healthy, charged battery even though it sat for 4 months.
Susan
That Romance Author Lady
I've plugged mine in once. My battery still had a full charge after sitting (in the house) from November to May.
ChevyFazer
Redneck MacGyver
During the winter when I ride with heated gear I try to plug it in every night, but unless I plan on parking it for a couple days I won't use it at all now.
pookamatic
Junior Member
Don't know how to change a poll.
Interesting to see people with them that don't really use them, though.
Interesting to see people with them that don't really use them, though.
F
FZ6 Naked!
I don't use mine, but that's only because my detached garage has no power 
If I could, I'd probably plug in each weekend as I commute daily to work with it, even in winter.
If I could, I'd probably plug in each weekend as I commute daily to work with it, even in winter.
I parked the bike for snow/bad weather and with a Fluke 87 DMM measured the battery voltage after it sat for a day or two. It had 12.99Volts in November. In February when I went to crank it up, it was 12.91V. I never charged it or did anything to it. A tender is not needed unless the battery is discharged or the plates sulfated. IMO most are better off left alone.
zackattack784
Junior Member
I'd say almost every night. If the bike is hot I'll shut it off with the kill switch and let the fan run to help cool things down. Then I'll plug in the tender and leave it on overnight. Basically if it's hot enough to run the fan the tender goes on.
PM ant_mb and Motogiro and ask them to change it.
texcollect
Crotchety Old Fart
To me it's habit. When I pull into the garage I reach over my head and pull down the tender cable and plug it into the Powerlet socket inside the fairing.
I never ever use one. I try to ride the bike in the Winter at least once every 2 weeks. Never had an issue.
CanadianFZ6
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I never use them, they are not needed... a manufacture ploy... In the winter I just top up the battery (left in the bike by the way) ever few weeks or so... Never had a battery last less than 4 years...
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I only used mine 2-3 times once when I left the parking lights on and the battery was flat as a tack.a month or so ago when my sd on needed to try and bring his battery back to life and once this week, it was so damn cold, the bike was really slow to crank over.... Only took a few hours to bring it back to full charge. I figure as I only commute 10km each way to work most wweks and only get a decent ride every other month, that having it is good insurance, but not necessary for every day use.
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and the battery was flat as a tack.a month or so ago when my sd on needed to try and bring his battery back to life and once this week, it was so damn cold, the bike was really slow to crank over.... Only took a few hours to bring it back to full charge. I figure as I only commute 10km each way to work most wweks and only get a decent ride every other month, that having it is good insurance, but not necessary for every day use.Sent from my GT-I9000 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
Wh0M3
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I've used it in the winter months or when I know I'm going to park it for a long time. This past winter I really didn't use one on my FZ6 because every month I was riding it. So I can understand if your able to ride it year round then you wouldn't really need one.
The first winter I had my bike I didn't use one and it started up after winter but then started having issues and I ended up needing to change the battery. The following year I used one on and off but not continual and ended up changing the battery again. Now I use them if it's going to be sitting for a month or more and haven't had to change a battery.
The first winter I had my bike I didn't use one and it started up after winter but then started having issues and I ended up needing to change the battery. The following year I used one on and off but not continual and ended up changing the battery again. Now I use them if it's going to be sitting for a month or more and haven't had to change a battery.
