If you’ve put your motorcycle to rest properly this winter,
you’ll have invested in a battery tender to help maintain your batter life.
These are truly one of the most important investments you can make for your
bike – especially if you want it to start on the first go when riding season!
Replacing a battery is an expensive process, but using a tender extends your
battery life to it’s fullest!
Did you know you can easily loose 1% of charge PER DAY if
your motorcycle isn’t being used? And that ideally your motorcycle battery
should never fall below 60% charge while in storage!
Motorcycles
are in their own class when it comes to battery tenders because their batteries
are small and you don’t need a lot of complicated features to do the job. On
the other hand, you are definitely looking for a unit that will get you through
the entire storage time and also maintain the battery in good health for the
whole period. Be sure to speak to our Parts or Service Team to get the
best fit for your bike!
A few
things to consider when Selecting your Battery Tender:
1. Battery Type: Not all battery tenders can
charge all battery types. Pay attention to what type of motorcycle battery or
batteries you will be maintaining and select the appropriate tender.
2. Average Charge Time: The faster the charge
capability usually the more expensive the tender. Since you are storing your
bike for a season you can save some dollars and get a slower charging battery
tender!
3. Auto Shut Off: Does it have an automatic shit
off or go into a safer trickle charge mode? This is an important feature so you
don’t have to keep checking on the tender!
Here’s a handy how-to showing how easy it can be to
install a tender yourself at home!
