Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

especially if you sell

$15 Trickle Battery Charger 12V 1100mA Smart Car Battery Charger Battery Maintainer Float Charger for Motorcycle Lawn Mower Tractor Automotive ATV Lead Acid and Lithium Batteries

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Main...eywords=battery+tender&qid=1602618647&sr=8-17

 

I'd prefer a not china brand. Especially since I'll very rarely ever use it, seeing as I ride the bike at a bare minimum of once a week. Only time it'd sit for longer than a week is if I go on a vacation

 

so Battery Tender or NOCO ?

I have an old Sears brand. Its not fancy haha. Ill look, but im not sure what is a good deal or not.

$35 Battery Tender Junior 12V, 750mA Charger and Maintainer: Automatic 12V Powersports for Motorcycle, ATVs, and More - Smarter Than a Trickle Charger - 021-0123

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tend...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

 

+1 for the noco products

though even they also have manufacturing in hong kong, no matter how much they advertise being designed and engineered in the states...

 

the truck battery jumper is good. I think ive only charged it 2 times in 2 years of ownership. Jumped a few vehicles

 

I have their jump pack and it worked great the 1 time I had to do it. I just don't want the straight made in china, sold from china, product page info is broken english because its from china type one that will break after a month. I'll prolly get a NOCO that @spencermarkd linked for me

 

Just bought one, down to $70 on prime day

I'm tempted to pick up a second trickle charger, too.

 

i think i have the genius 1 noco
has worked well for keeping the bike battery charged, and for jumping many a dead quad batteries through out the years

 

This NOCO 1 will be fine for trickle charger?

$30 NOCO GENIUS1, 1A Smart Car Battery Charger, 6V and 12V Automotive Charger, Battery Maintainer, Trickle Charger, Float Charger and Desulfator for Motorcycle, ATV, Lithium and Deep Cycle Batteries

https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GENIUS1-Fully-Automatic-Temperature-Compensation/dp/B07W46BX31

 

Yessir

 

whats the difference between the 1 and the 2?

 

dont you need the one with the quick plug? unless you have access to your posts to connect those clamps to

 

Spencer linked me an adapter thats like 8 bucks. It's in my cart

 

I'm just going to get the NOCO 2 since the unit doesn't plug directly into the outlet and I know I'll need some extra cable length.

 

The 2 charges at a higher amperage, so it’ll have an easier time if you ever need to use it on your truck or something. Doesn’t really make a difference if it’s just being used as a maintainer or trickle charger, but it’s nice to have a 2a or 5a if you’re charging a completely dead battery, it goes faster.

 

All the tenders I have purchased in the last two years have made in China on them. Three out of five failed in under a year. It’s so bad the warranty guy said cut the wires off and email me a photo so I can see the serial number and I’ll send out a replacement no need to send it back for inspection.

 

This had me saying huh, I like it, but not $45,000 like it. Can't say I've ever seen a Harley quite like it.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/mcy/d/bonney-lake-2018-road-glide-performance/7210026270.html

 

Some of the folks on the HD forums said the Boss paint scheme is a ~$6,500 upgrade. What a rip off. If this is Harley's way of trying to save their sinking ship, they better try harder.

 

I spent almost 16 years working part time in a Harley dealership parts department and those pint sets are a HUGE moneymaker for both the Motor Company and the dealership. Often times they are actually awarded to dealerships in a lottery so that sometimes even if a dealership wants one of them they're unable to get it. What amazed me even more is the purchaser of a bike with that custom paint set doesn't even get the stock paint set that was removed from the bike. Dealers often hang on to those and sell them separately increasing profits from that one bike sale even more.

Giving credit where it's due Harley Davidson paint and chrome are generally VERY high quality but the customer sure pays for it. For the price that owner is asking I could buy 3 new FJR1300s and have money left for tires and maintenance for a long time.