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klr650 battery tender
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:06 pm
by sabel@wave.sheridan.wy.us
Has anyone out there used the "Battery Tender" to keep a charge
during the storage months ? I'm thinking of buying one so I can keep
the battery installed during the winter.
Steve Abel
Sheridan, Wyoming
klr650 battery tender
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:55 pm
by George Basinet
sabel@... wrote:
> Has anyone out there used the "Battery Tender" to keep a charge
> during the storage months ? I'm thinking of buying one so I can keep
> the battery installed during the winter.
> Steve Abel
> Sheridan, Wyoming
>
Steve,
I'm real happy with mine. I paid about 39 bucks + tax for mine. Look
in any moto magazine for the best price around your area. The 'tender'
keeps my BMW and the KLR in top shape. I use it about every two weeks,
although it can be left on all the time.
George
Escondido, CA
klr650 battery tender
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 11:13 pm
by Rob Tayloe
I use Battery Tenders on all of my bikes all of the time
that I'm not ridin' em. The battery charge is maintained
and the "smart" charger will give an elevated level of
charging as needed (i.e. after a ride - as evidenced
by the "red" light versus the "green" maintenance light).
It is still necessary to periodically (every couple of
months) check the water level. I usually have to add a
bit to each cell. A couple of my bikes have the sealed
batteries. I'm not sure if the water can boil off or not.
There is no vent tube, so maybe not.
I keep a couple of batteries on hand, without acid. If
one of the batteries is a couple of years old and starting
becomes more difficult, then I add acid, charge the
nes battery, and replace the old one. I've found these
generic batteries from NAPA, Wall-Mart, etc. at about
$40 to be as good as OEM batteries.
Ride Safely,
Rob Tayloe nukemoto@...
Columbus, Ohio
klr650 battery tender
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 9:31 pm
by racing43rd@aol.com
I use one and switch it from bike to bike if I'm not going to ride for two
weeks or more (with all the snow and ice around here this year the "or more"
applies big time). It does a good job of keeping the battery charged, I don't
know if it will add life to the batteries or not as I've only been using it
for about three years. My batteries usually last 5 to 7 years anyway. It
certainly doesn't seem to have done any harm.
Ed
Windsor Ohio
klr650 battery tender
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 11:36 pm
by gyb@sprynet.com
Steve Abel wrote:
> Has anyone out there used the "Battery Tender" to keep a charge
> during the storage months? I'm thinking of buying one so I can keep
> the battery installed during the winter.
George:
>I'm real happy with mine. I paid about 39 bucks + tax for mine. Look
>in any moto magazine for the best price around your area. The 'tender'
>keeps my BMW and the KLR in top shape. I use it about every two weeks,
>although it can be left on all the time.
Goerge!!! You live in Escondido, CA, what winter months? Shame on
you. People who live in southern California should keep their batteries
charged by riding...
I wish it was sunny and in the 70's here in Portland today...
Gustavo
klr650 battery tender
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2001 11:06 am
by Ralph Hanson
>Has anyone out there used the "Battery Tender" to keep a charge
>during the storage months ? I'm thinking of buying one so I can keep
>the battery installed during the winter.
>Steve Abel
>Sheridan, Wyoming
>
I have a Battery Tender Jr. Other than being smaller, I'm not sure about
how it differs from the big 'un. I've tried without success to get an
explanation from the web site.
Anyway, I put my A13 on the Tender every Sunday for a day or so. (On any
Sunday, boo bah bee....) To my color blind eyes I usually get the red
light for a little bit and the green light for a long while. I have the
pigtail permanently mounted to come out near the tail rack. I also keep
the jumper cables that came with the system in my saddlebags. That way if
the battery ever does fail me, I can get a jump by plugging them into the
pigtail, right? (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
Happy New Year!
Ralph
Ralph E. Hanson
rhanson40@...
99 KRL 650
http://www.wvu.edu/~journal2
klr650 battery tender
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2001 10:23 pm
by Dan Paulsen
I charge the battery thru the leads for my heated clothing.. just be
sure to turn the switch on..:+), I use a rocker switch..
Dan P
Graham WA
> Anyway, I put my A13 on the Tender every Sunday for a day or so.
(On any
> Sunday, boo bah bee....) To my color blind eyes I usually get the
red
> light for a little bit and the green light for a long while. I have
the
> pigtail permanently mounted to come out near the tail rack. > Ralph
>
> Ralph E. Hanson
newbie needs help!
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2001 5:51 pm
by Tray Bourgoyne
Greetings all!
I am new to the list and would like your advice.
I am in the process of researching what dual sport to get. I pretty much think I am getting the KLR but have a question or two.
The main question is concerning the seat height. I am 5'8" and have a inseam inseam of 28-29". I realize that its a dual purpose bike and lowering to much will hamper performance off road. But, I do not intend to do extreme off road riding. Mostly jeep trails, fire roads, gravel roads, etc...
How low can I get the KLR seat? What do I do to lower it? What effect on handling, steering, etc.. will lowering do to the bike?
I have a 97 BMW K1100LT that I have lowered thru a lower Corbin seat and a Works "shorty" shock.
Thanks!
Tray Bourgoyne
Raymond, MS
97 BMW K1100LTSE