Well it’s been a good day on the Spyder now it back home. So what’s to do after you park it. Besides washing off the road grime one of the best things is to plug in the Battery Tender. What?
Here is the reason why. On a Spyder we have a computer and it always needs power. Key on or off. Now don’t get me wrong with leaving the bike parked for a week or two or three it always starts and yes it will without a tender. Here in Florida we have heat then we have heat from the motor. Too much heat will weaken a battery. Even in your car with the salt in the air it takes a toll. So a battery tender is a smart charger not like the battery charger to charge up your car.
It is a low amp even sub amp that is to condition the battery smartly and it will also turn itself off. This smart charger keeps the battery at top condition. I have had battery’s in bikes with the tender last over 4 years without sometimes 2 to 3. Take it from boaters, When you look at a boat add for sale, a plus is an on board charger that is a smart charger and a boat can have 2 or more battery’s on board to take care of. I have always had one on mine too. Can it tell me if my battery is going bad? Yes. They all have a light on them. Green light, All good, Red light on more than 3 days. Then there is some problem. Un hook one of the battery cables, connect the tender to the battery only after a few days light green battery ok start looking at the bike.
That new USB plug for your phone that you hooked up last weekend that went straight to the battery not through the key switch could be it always on draining the battery pulling it down. Cost for a smart tender is 30 to 40 bucks. There is even water proof ones if you park the bike outside.
Contirutor: Rick Lopez