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Offline Jae

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Replace or Trickle?
« on: June 26, 2017, 09:45:45 AM »
Hi,
At the moment I tend to have to change my CB750 battery every 12-16 months.... :-[
Used Yuasa, Bosch and others, none seem to last forever.
So I was wondering about using a trickle charger? are they worth it or is it best just to stick with replacing battery's?
Jae
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Offline Spitfire

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Re: Replace or Trickle?
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2017, 10:59:35 AM »
When winter comes around I just cover my CB750 with a dust sheet and hook the battery up to the Optimate and leave it until the spring, my last battery lasted 10 years.

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Offline K2-K6

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Re: Replace or Trickle?
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2017, 11:05:10 AM »
I use something like this to slowly keep batteries in good condition

http://www.blacks.co.uk/equipment/149674-mp-trickle-charger.html/358548/?istCompanyId=d92b362f-ac8a-4a8a-87ca-c56eafad7955&istItemId=xtxxaiqaml&istBid=tztx&gclid=CL-5zLaa29QCFYi77QodKCEA9g

Cheap but very effective,  not as hands off as Spitfire's park and leave option but can leave them on for something like a week every month or two with no other intervention to keep a battery charged. They only charge at about 5 to 800 ma so very slow and gentle.

Offline mike the bike

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Re: Replace or Trickle?
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2017, 11:55:03 AM »
Depends.  If you're using the bike every day you won't need to do anything. 
If you like to keep your pride and joy away from the road salt, shitty weather etc, and not ride it over winter (like me) then best use an optimate.  I've found the cold weather and not being used doesn't do batteries any good.
Where's that 10mm socket got to?

Offline andut

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Re: Replace or Trickle?
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2017, 01:50:09 PM »
I use CTEKs on my bikes and cars that do not see regular use - similar to Optimate, and work well in my experience.  Would pay for itself quite quickly if you're replacing batteries that often !

Andy

Offline Jae

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Re: Replace or Trickle?
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2017, 08:45:04 AM »
Thank you for your comments...much appreciated  :)
its not just a bike....its a Honda 750 four ;O)

Offline MrDavo

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Re: Replace or Trickle?
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2017, 11:17:51 AM »
C-Tek, I have one for the car and one shared between the 2 bikes. Because the 911 and Harley both have active alarms, they soon go flat if not kept on top of. The Honda gets a go when the Harley looks charged up.
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