Next pay I plan on getting a battery charger with the floater charge so I don't overcharge it. However, for the mean time, I have one that can charge from .2amps to 3amps. I know this is a very low charge, but I'm not hip about motorcycle batterys. It's a sealed unit so I can't check/add water to it. Would it be safe to leave it on .2amps for a week, then a week off and so forth? The dealer I bought the bike off said it was new (And it looks like it) so I don't want to ruin a decent battery when spring time rolls around. Thanks in advance!

 

I don't think the battery will go completely dead before you buy a battery charger. It should be fine if you just leave it as is. I'm assuming payday is Thursday?

 

February 9th, unfortunately! Then after that, the next thing is the 520 chain conversion with 15/43 gearing and new back tire!

 

As long as the battery is out of the bike/disconnected, it won't discharge as fast. You should be fine til the 9th. I've had my bike sit for two weeks with the battery unplugged, and it was just fine when I hooked it back up and fired her up.

 

Well it also depends on temperature as West Virginia gets a whole lot colder than LA.

I have a 2 or 10amp Sears charger that's over 15 years old. I use the 2 amp setting for about 5-6 hrs. It does have a float feature so I typically start it before bedtime and turn it off in the a.m. I use it mostly on my lawn tractor as we can ride year around here but it works fine on motorcycle batteries too.

Otto,

You can get a cheaper "knockoff" battery tender at Walmart now.

 

Have fun with that conversion...Im running the same, but 15/44, and it's fun as hell