Dennis, there's a difference between a trickle charge and a battery tender or minder. You don't want the trickle charge - that's the $5 unit. The thing you want costs about $30 here. It desulphates as well, Graham
On Dec 9, 2009, at 11:03 AM, Dennis wrote: > All, > > Thanks for the several comments on my battery issues down here. Much > appreciated. All in all, I think I've probably done the right > thing to > simply buy a new battery at this point. And I'd have done better > to have > disconnected it when I left for the U.S. last time rather than > leaving it > connected while stored. > > Some folks think battery minders are a good idea while others > don't. I'm > not sure they are an option for me. I'd need a place to store the > bike > where I have constant access to power and that's not the case where > I am. > > Whoo-ee. Some things can be expensive down here. The folks at the > motorcycle shop in New Brighton here quoted me $175 to buy and > install a > battery minder. And Harbor Freight sells them for under $10 in the > U.S? > Ouch. But, a whole lotta stuff is high priced here. Sounds like > I'll buy a > 'minder' next time I'm in the U.S. and carry it back down here as > insurance. > > Sorry to tell all of you up in the northern half, that summer is > coming on > here. Doesn't get dark now till nearly 9:30 in the evening. My > wife told > me yesterday, that it 13F last night and dropping in Western > Washington > where she is. > > When I was in New Brighton yesterday (a costal town just by > Christchurch > where the motorcycle shop is), I had to kill an hour while they > tried to put > a charge on my battery so I walked down to the pier and had a look > around. > You can stand there and look north up the coast of the South Island > and you > can see the land clear a bell for as far as it goes - until it > drops below > the horizon. In general, I think people are poorer down here and > things are > more expensive but, lordy, they do live in a paradise. > > If you ever get a chance to come down and ride here, you should > jump at it. > > Cheers and thanks for the help on my battery questions, > > Dennis G > - '85 & '86 CB700SC > - Seattle & Christchurch > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
