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Message started by alcoa on 12/06/08 at 14:27:36

Title: take out battery or
Post by alcoa on 12/06/08 at 14:27:36

start the bike every two weeks and let it run for 5-10 min. would that work? ;)

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by Tincanman on 12/06/08 at 15:29:05

yup thats about all I do... maybe even ride some if its not to nasty out.

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by Charon on 12/06/08 at 15:53:54

Allow me to suggest the obvious - read your owner's manual, and do whatever it says.

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/06/08 at 19:07:18

I'd probably get a battery tender if it was gonna be parked for so long that I felt like I should start it every couple of weeks. I guess you Could get a voltmeter & keep an eye on the battery, if its headed down, slap a charger on it, ORRR, dress up & go for a RIDE!!

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by ChicagoRider on 12/07/08 at 18:32:59

I'm in Chicago, in winter I keep my s40 in an attached garage. I start it up twice a month and let it run for 15min. I also wrap my bike in a heater blanket. I adjust the blanket power setting as needed to prevent battery from freezing on days when garage temp drops below freezing.

I never needed a battery tender.

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/08/08 at 00:04:28

I live in Texas & I've never had to concern myself with a battery Freezing! Really, I have always just thought that the water/acid mix just didnt freeze.

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by bill67 on 12/08/08 at 04:05:36

Batteries don't freeze,At least I never had one freeze at 30 below zero,now if there was no charge in it maybe ,I don't know about that.

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by skrapiron -FSO on 12/08/08 at 04:42:33

Don't just let it idle without moving some air across the cooling fins. The engine is air cooled. Even though the air temps are super low (compared to summer) you run the risk of creating hot-spots in the engine by not circulating air.

If you're going to let it idle, put a fan in front of the bike to blow air across the jug. Better yet, if the roads are clear and dry, bundle up and take it for a ride.

I would suggest that you put fuel stablizer in the gas tank. I use seafoam. It works very well and cleans out the carb when you run the engine to boot!

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by forrest on 12/08/08 at 05:29:06

My bike never goes more than 2 days without being ridden.

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by T Mack 1 on 12/08/08 at 09:45:12

If you chosse to start the bike up every few weeks, remember to adjust the idle up a bit.

In a perfect world the bike would recharge the battery in a few minutes, but..... in the real world, the available amp's the charging circuits makes is dependant on engine RPM's. Lower RPM's means the bike may be making just enough power to run the lights and sparkplug.

Me, I choose the DC charger (1 amp) route and I have a connector added to the batttery terminals. If I don't ride for a while, I hook up the charger for a few hours.

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by aysrav on 12/08/08 at 10:31:33

Why anyone who doesn't ride consistently throughout the winter months would not invest in a battery tender beats me! They're dirt cheap, easy to install and you never have to worry again. If you're bikes sits in the garage for weeks or even months you're always good to go. [smiley=smiley.gif]

Title: Re: take out battery or
Post by Prophet_10 on 12/09/08 at 10:43:48

3A2228293A2D5B0 wrote:

Why anyone who doesn't ride consistently throughout the winter months would not invest in a battery tender beats me!

I'm in Chicago and last year I left it in a garage and didn't do sh*t. Started right up in spring.

I probably won't get a tender because I be broke, and apparently I won't need one.