Hi Mike, I'll try to make it down for the party. If so, I'll bring a couple of quarts of my home brew. It finally carbonated and tasted pretty damned good a few days ago. Great seeing everybody last weekend. I'll let you know for sure in a few days. Later!
Would love to come down for the party and add to the fun, but will be getting back from a two week road trip to AZ and want to be planted at home with Heather... Have fun kids, hope to ride soon!
I don't know if anyone from C3 is heading the the IMS at d.c. this saturday but I'm meeting a couple of friends from N.C. at the WaWa on airport rd in Richmond around 0700 if you want to caravan.
I'm unveiling the HP2 in its latest incarnation. Something I've been wanting to do a long time and now its done (mostly). It's a rip snarling, see-through BEAST!
Weather tomorrow looks great and I am in need of some time out after a lot of travel for work and other BS... I'll be out riding, hope to have Heather along if it's not too cold. I cannot wait for Spring!!!
1313, Shot you a text, let me know if you need anything! Prior
I been riding just about everyday...even rode home at midnight in a t-shirt the other night... Sorry, just had too...Hope you all are well. Am I going to see any of you for Daytona?
Hey guys its Becky Jimmys wife. Need some help, I have a question. The batteries went dead on the 1125, the xb9, and the X1 I put the battery tender on them and they started and I let them run for a little while to charge the battery and turned them off. I went to turn them back on and the batteries are dead again. How long should I leave the battery tender on each one of them to completely charge the battery? Or should I go out and buy a battery tender for each one of them and just keep them on it?
All of my bikes are kept on Battery Tender Plus units. They are always plugged in - except when I'm riding them or they are away from home (work, on a trip, on a day ride, etc.).
I've noticed exponential increases in battery life for the bikes that I only used the battery tender for winter storage (don't miss those days one bit...) to when I used the battery tender whenever parked in my garage. The last S2 battery lasted 7-8 years, and the V-Rod went from 15 months to 6.5 years - so far...
The V-Rod is similar to the 1125CR in the respect that when either comes home after a ride and I plug it in the battery tender the battery is not fully charged and the battery tender goes into a deeper charging mode than just 'storage charging'. The other bikes might behave similarly, I just can't recall right now.
The battery tender website FAQ section http://batterytender.com/resources/frequently-aske d-questions is pretty comprehensive, but I had some questions that I submitted through their Contact Us section and have not heard a peep back on. One was sent before Christmas, and then I followed up last weekend.
Even with their apparent lack of Customer Service/follow up I'm still a battery tender user for life.
I'm not saying that you must put each of 'em on a battery tender - these are just my personal experiences...
If you're charging a dead battery with a battery tinder, it will take a long time. That's not really what they were designed to do, though they will do it.
I'm with Brankin, leave them on the tinder all the time.
Any of the 'locals' have a No-Mar or Cycle Hill tire changer? At the rate the Uly is eating tires, I'm seriously considering getting one or the other (along with changing to a different tire). Just wanted to see if there was one around, and if not, if the rest of you would use it...
Prior - we're not exactly local, but Webe has the No-Mar tire changers. We love it and we have certainly put it through it's paces. A good investment for anyone with more than one bike!
Can't wait to see you guys in the mountains this spring!
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It finally carbonated and tasted pretty damned good a few days ago. Great seeing everybody last weekend. I'll let you know for sure in a few days. Later!
