[Rae]

I answered I "Winter Ride" but I suppose "what's winter" would have been the more appropriate answer. :lol:

:withstupi :lol: Thats pretty much me too!

 

[papapoi]

winter ?? we have that in florida?

 

[drewpy]

if i plan on putting my bike up for the winter do i have to pull the battery out and put it on the battery tender or can i just use the cables it supplied and leave it in the bike with the battery hooked up to just the trickle charger all winter long?

 

[Scissors]

if i plan on putting my bike up for the winter do i have to pull the battery out and put it on the battery tender or can i just use the cables it supplied and leave it in the bike with the battery hooked up to just the trickle charger all winter long?

Leaving the battery connected promotes corrosion, so it's best to remove it. :cheers:

 

[PlayfulGod]

Leaving the battery connected promotes corrosion, so it's best to remove it. :cheers:

Whats the difference in it connected to the bike n a battery tender n it connected to just a battery tender?

 

[dubbs]

I winter ride.. last night 35*.. 100 miles

Too much fun..

 

[marko138]

if i plan on putting my bike up for the winter do i have to pull the battery out and put it on the battery tender or can i just use the cables it supplied and leave it in the bike with the battery hooked up to just the trickle charger all winter long?

I bring mine inside where it's warm. And don't set it on concrete when it's charging.

 

[pickle.of.doom]

if i plan on putting my bike up for the winter do i have to pull the battery out and put it on the battery tender or can i just use the cables it supplied and leave it in the bike with the battery hooked up to just the trickle charger all winter long?

I leave my batteries in the bikes, still hooked up, with the battery tender hooked right up to it. As long as the bike is stored in a dry place you shouldn't get any corrosion. Never had a problem with any of my bikes doing it that way.

 

[Scissors]

Whats the difference in it connected to the bike n a battery tender n it connected to just a battery tender?

The bike is the difference. It's for the same reason that the instructions for just about every battery-operated device tells you to remove the batteries if it won't be used for a long time.

But as mentioned above, if the bike is stored in a dry place for only a few months, it won't be an issue.

 

[sleeper_red]

Winter ride here. As long as the roads are dry, I'm out there. I've been out there when it was in the 20's at 5am. Not for long, though. I would say I go out for about an hour. Gotta ride.

 

[PlayfulGod]

The bike is the difference. It's for the same reason that the instructions for just about every battery-operated device tells you to remove the batteries if it won't be used for a long time.

But as mentioned above, if the bike is stored in a dry place for only a few months, it won't be an issue.

ah ok I'm good them :lol:

 

[Tempe_Ty]

i live in tempe arizona. it do get cold in the winter but theres rarely any rain to deal with and the temp is around 54 to 64 degrees. if anything the wind makes it feel worst...............

 

[Phenix_Rider]

Winter rider here. I went to work in 35°F weather this morning. :flush:

I winter ride.. last night 35*.. 100 miles
Too much fun..

I pray for 35... It's been well down into the 20s here this week. Fxck that! (till I get my Scarab Winters at least) Did it once with my Scarab RRs and glove liners. Thought my fingers would be black and frostbit when I got to work. Ordered my gloves from Motorcycle Superstore- best price I could find, and free shipping on orders over $75.

 

[Zepp]

Winter ride. It was 24 degrees this morning on my ride home. They only thing that gets cold is my hands. At 70 - 80 mph, in the cold, it doesn't take long at all before those hands get cold. I am trying to find good Winter gloves right now. I am not sure which ones to buy.

If it is dry with no snow or ice then I am riding.

 

[bombadillo]

I just ride now. It doesn't freeze here at all so I just ride when its wet. It almost never gets to the point of freezing here in Eureka.

 

[Phenix_Rider]

It actually got to 53 today when I was on my way back from a 125 mile ride. 40 when I left. Heat Wave!!!

 

[Rider]

Winterizing the bike this week. :nonod:

 

[marko138]

Winterizing the bike this week. :nonod:

Already done, biznatch. :nana:

 

[Rider]

Already done, biznatch. :nana:

You get snow yet? We are getting some tonight. :cursin:

 

[drewpy]

if it makes any one feel any better it was down in the 40's last night, but 70's during the day :lol: