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justin_o_guy2

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Re: winter storage
Reply #15 - 08/31/09 at 11:58:08

A discharged battery will freeze easily. A fully charged lead-acid battery freezes at -65°F.

I did not know that.

Tires...good idea to inflate to the max shown on the sidewalls for storage, then air down to the usual pressure before riding.

Hadnt even thot of that. Just makes sense

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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: winter storage Reply #16 - 08/31/09 at 12:16:56 My girl friend told me that once,So I cut her off so she would grow fonder of me Bill67: Abstenance makes the tart go younder
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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: winter storage Reply #17 - 08/31/09 at 13:10:04 My exspeience is a lady never goes without except by choice.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: winter storage Reply #18 - 09/01/09 at 10:21:06 A non-automatic trickle charger in the same range connected one day a month works--if connected longer it'll boil out too much water. This is the kind of charger I have .About how many hours every month should I charge the battery in the winter ? Thanks
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Re: winter storage
Reply #19 - 12/03/09 at 21:37:01

rl153 wrote on 09/01/09 at 10:21:06:

A non-automatic trickle charger in the same range connected one day a month works--if connected longer it'll boil out too much water.

This is the kind of charger I have .About how many hours every month should I charge the battery in the winter ? Thanks

I, too, use "dumb" chargers for four of my five bikes (my Savage (see signature), being the "daily rider," gets the "smart" charger). I have them connected to a common timer that comes on for 40 minutes every night. The whole "charging station" is mounted to the ceiling in my garage.

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Re: winter storage
Reply #20 - 12/04/09 at 04:29:49

I keep my battery on a ledge in the laundry room during winter ... hooked to a small solar panel type charger that hangs in the window. This is a low-amperage charger that is capable of keeping the batt topped up without over-charging ... cost 10 bucks on sale at a local auto supply store and works great! I even keep the quick disconnect pig-tails connected to the battery when it is in the Bike and connect to the solar panel hung in the shed window during season ... just disconnect to Ride and yet to have a flat battery!

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