Alan wrote:

> CTEK used to be the one recommended. I've got the basic cheap one,
> seems to work fine.

That's the one I use. MXS 5

I have connectors on the cars and Guzzi.
https://www.ctek.com/uk/battery-chargers-12v-24v/indicator-eyelet-m8

There's teh fancy pants ones with LEDs showing the battery's state ort
just a simple (and cheaper) connector.

For the Triumph and BMW GS 1150 I have a Hella/DIN type connector that
plugs into their power sockets.

I had a fairly battered Accumate for 6v but now that The Snork has had
a recent 12v conversion that may be used even less.

--
Simon

On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:08:40 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

>Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote in
>news:1v59sg1uigpm56rr56k2hb2061fe7elhe7@4ax.com:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:01:29 -0000 (UTC), wessie
>> <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>>
>>>you said cost effectively - having a charger on 24/7 is a waste of
>>>electricity as a decent AGM battery does not need constant monitoring
>>>let alone constant topping up. Assuming no tracker or alarm to be a
>>>parasitic load, you could probably start the bike after 8 weeks without
>>>a charge.
>>
>> Conversely, I found my tracker ran the battery down over several
>> weeks, so I now keep the Optimate on all the time.
>>
>
>so you had a parasitic load, yes?

Indeed, which is why I keep the Optimate on.

--
Colin Irvine
FJR1300A

On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:08:40 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

>Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote in
>news:1v59sg1uigpm56rr56k2hb2061fe7elhe7@4ax.com:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:01:29 -0000 (UTC), wessie
>> <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>>
>>>you said cost effectively - having a charger on 24/7 is a waste of
>>>electricity as a decent AGM battery does not need constant monitoring
>>>let alone constant topping up. Assuming no tracker or alarm to be a
>>>parasitic load, you could probably start the bike after 8 weeks without
>>>a charge.
>>
>> Conversely, I found my tracker ran the battery down over several
>> weeks, so I now keep the Optimate on all the time.
>>
>
>so you had a parasitic load, yes?

The load of the Harley alarm is sufficient to hinder starting after 48
hours. (72 with a new battery).

The HISS system on the Wing still lets that start after a month
uncharged.
--
Salad Dodger
1690 FLHTK;GL1800D
Previously ...
CB1300SA8;GL1800A6;GL1500SEV;CBR1100XXX;
CBR1000FL;CBX1000Z;GPz750R;Z750E1;Z650C2;
KH500A8;KH250B3;TS250c;TS185c.

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
> Higgins <the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:sq2fnq$v3g$2@dont-email.me:
>
>> wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>>> mine on the XR died last year at a Tesco forecourt - my little jump
>>> start pack from Ebay worked perfectly.
>>
>> Yes, the one I picked up in Aldi now resides in the top box until I
>> source a new battery.
>>
>
> practice putting the seat back on without the key - it's simple if you work
> out which way to wiggle the seat rather than using brute force on a plastic
> mechanism.
>

I keep my lock under there [1], so the seat is removed regularly, and I’ve
never really found it necessary to apply brute force to get it back on.

Higgins <the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote:
> wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>> Higgins <the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:sq2fnq$v3g$2@dont-email.me:
>>
>>> wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>>>> mine on the XR died last year at a Tesco forecourt - my little jump
>>>> start pack from Ebay worked perfectly.
>>>
>>> Yes, the one I picked up in Aldi now resides in the top box until I
>>> source a new battery.
>>>
>>
>> practice putting the seat back on without the key - it's simple if you work
>> out which way to wiggle the seat rather than using brute force on a plastic
>> mechanism.
>>
>
> I keep my lock under there [1], so the seat is removed regularly, and I’ve
> never really found it necessary to apply brute force to get it back on.
>
>

And the missing footnote

[1] an insurance requirement otherwise I wouldn’t bother.

On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 17:52:06 -0000 (UTC), Higgins
<the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote:

> Time to see what’s what in the world of bike batteries these days.

I've had postive (hah!) experiences with MotoBatt
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

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