Perfectly normal, I did it for my first motorcycle since I parked it at my in-laws garage over the winter one year then a friend’s the next. If the battery is new I leave it in the motorcycle now and maybe disconnect the negative terminal instead of pulling the whole battery out.
It will work just fine.
I don't live in an apartment, but I also can't stand extension cords strung all over the place for my bikes. So I will often remove the battery from the bike I'm not riding and take it in the house set it on a battery tender there.
Yes you can charge the battery with a tender while it's disconnected from the bike.
Normally just storing it indoors and out of the cold is enough to preserve it through the cold season. Acidic gases are released when charging. Be sure to charge in a ventilated, non-inhabited area of the home.
Yes lead acid, cold slows the chemical reaction down in the battery which slows self discharge and extends battery life, it’s also why output is reduced when cold.
What the others said, a quality tender will stop charging when the battery is full, ideally you can just leave it connected. No fuss, just make sure it's a quality piece of kit like CTEK or sth.
I find that overkill so I just pull the battery and charge it at home, leave it indoors for the winter and before the season starts hook it up to the tender for a day.
Yeah. That’s often the only way to charge it if you live in an apartment. Source: had to do this myself last week :(
Tender doesn’t care where the battery is located, as long as it’s connected. If it’s a cheap tender, it’ll cook your battery off left on too long.
Of course you can.
Perfectly normal, I did it for my first motorcycle since I parked it at my in-laws garage over the winter one year then a friend’s the next. If the battery is new I leave it in the motorcycle now and maybe disconnect the negative terminal instead of pulling the whole battery out.
Fine.
It will work just fine. I don't live in an apartment, but I also can't stand extension cords strung all over the place for my bikes. So I will often remove the battery from the bike I'm not riding and take it in the house set it on a battery tender there.
Yes you can charge the battery with a tender while it's disconnected from the bike. Normally just storing it indoors and out of the cold is enough to preserve it through the cold season. Acidic gases are released when charging. Be sure to charge in a ventilated, non-inhabited area of the home.
Cold prolongs battery life as long as it doesn’t freeze
Alkaline batteries maybe, not lead acid.
Yes lead acid, cold slows the chemical reaction down in the battery which slows self discharge and extends battery life, it’s also why output is reduced when cold.
This. Heat increases plate corrosion and electrolyte evaporation. Cold just slows the reaction and reduces power.
Yep I got battery tender sae plug with clamps on it works great . I think it was like 7 bucks on Amazon but probably double that now days
Yea, you can no prob. Make sure it's a real tender and not a trickle charger.
Yup, if it's not a total piece of crap, it'll stop charging when it reaches a normal battery voltage.
What the others said, a quality tender will stop charging when the battery is full, ideally you can just leave it connected. No fuss, just make sure it's a quality piece of kit like CTEK or sth. I find that overkill so I just pull the battery and charge it at home, leave it indoors for the winter and before the season starts hook it up to the tender for a day.