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Gone for a month. 2 bikes. 1 battery tender.

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#1 Post by Grey Thumper » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:41 pm

What do I do? I was thinking of attaching the tender to the bike with the bigger battery, and just disconnecting the battery from the other bike (no drain from the clock, etc.). Is there a smarter way to go about this?
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#2 Post by Ninja Geoff » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:15 am

I personally would just disconect both batteries and leave it at that, never had an issue. I've actually forgot to disconect the battery one winter... it started right up come march.
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#3 Post by koji52 » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:57 am

Is it really that big a deal for a month. I usually ride during the winter. Last winter was cold so I didn't ride very often...I'm sure I went at least a month without hooking up a battery tender or even disconnecting the battery and it was fine the next time I started her up.
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#4 Post by dr_bar » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:52 am

My guess is that it would depend on the condition of the battery to start with.
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#5 Post by Wrider » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:02 am

I wouldn't worry about it bud, Manila isn't cold enough to discharge a battery in a month.
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#6 Post by Grey Thumper » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:43 pm

Wrider wrote:I wouldn't worry about it bud, Manila isn't cold enough to discharge a battery in a month.
Good point. I should just relax about it.

This belongs to another thread altogether, but I wouldn't have worried at all if the bikes were Japanese.
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#7 Post by Wrider » Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:38 pm

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Wrider wrote:I wouldn't worry about it bud, Manila isn't cold enough to discharge a battery in a month.
Good point. I should just relax about it.

This belongs to another thread altogether, but I wouldn't have worried at all if the bikes were Japanese.
Nah Beemers are good bikes as well. Besides they all use AGM batteries, no worries man.
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