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Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran
If Battery Tender is no good, can you recommend another method of recharging the battery?
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The regular Tender, not Jr., will charge a dead but otherwise healthy batter but it might take several DAYS to get the job done.
You have lots of options. In your particular area, a Battery Tender is probably not high on the list.
How old do you figure the battery IS? If your guess is 3 years or more (figure it was made in July of the year previous to the model year of the bike) then just get a new one.
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Nobody who lives where you do really NEEDS a Tender. Just visit any big box retailer, auto parts store, Harbor Freight, JC Whitney or maybe even Walgreens and get a small dual range charger.....2/8, 2/10, 3/12, etc.
Can be had for about $25-30. Good to have on hand for all manner of things, including making sure a new battery is fully charged BEFORE you put it into service.
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Remove the battery and let a "real" battery shop charge and test it.
Jump from a car, truck or any other 12V source is OK ......if you REALLY NEED to.
I don't favor that in your circumstance because the actual condition of the battery is unknown. Sitting fully discharged for 4 days, a plate might have shorted out, or with sulphation might be just about to.
Good luck.
It's a bitch to suddenly be bike-less.
OK, and the obligatory: How can you be so stupid as to leave the ingition on for FOUR DAYS ??? :poke2: :biggrin: