I"m in S.E Michigan....when salt is put down the bike is put up. I have a 94 goldwing and a 04 VTX 1800 both on battery tenders and fill tank with non ethanol fuel. Will start them up and idle at lease twice a month, just dont want any carb problem especially with the goldwing. great video keep them coming.
Smart man. As batteries age, the lead sulfate tends to fall off the plates in the batteries. There are actual places in the bottom of the battery to catch this coating as it falls off. once the coating fills up the low spots where it collects, it can come in contact with joining plates & cells and short them out. This is the cause of a sudden battery failure. Each of the 6 cells of the batteries has a nominal voltage of 2.2 volts, when put in series, has a voltage of 13.2 volts across the battery terminals. As the coating falls off, so does the voltage and current rating across the cells. A 10 year old battery could have a total voltage of 12.2 as an example, and still be able to start the bike. As the voltage drops off, the starter requires a certain amount of power to turn the engine over. power equals Voltage X Amps. As the voltage drops from the older battery, it requires more amps to create the same power. Amp flow causes overheating in electric motors. The higher the amp flow, the higher the resistance in the wires of the starter. So by having an older battery, you are risking frying your starter due to the low voltage/high am draw each time you start the bike. Also, the alternator will try to raise the voltage of the battery to 13.2 volts and with an old battery, never be able to achieve it and will keep ramping up it's output to achieve it. This is putting a major load on the alternator and could cause it a premature failure of the windings or the built in voltage regulator.. Always replace your batteries at the 5 year mark.
I don't winterize at all. It does get cold in the Southwest USA during the short winter we have but I can usually ride year round and both bikes are garaged when not riding. I do like to use a Battery Tender though. It just keeps the battery active. I do agree about swapping put batteries around the 5 year mark. I do the same.
I fire them up , through out the winter ...exactly I let run till the fan turns on ... i do put on the tender, when it's gonna sit for long period of time.
Since 1978 I've always just dropped my bikes off at the dealer and left them in storage from November until March. When I pick them up in the spring they are serviced and ready to go. (I was in a car accident in 2018 and can no longer drive a car or ride a bike.)
off the topic . how do like the ram phone holder on the left .I have mine on the right, and it pop off twice .. luck I caught the phone with my right leg. wondering if the left side is better.
@@wingandhog I have the ram on my 1500 .. and twice it popped off .. going over a bump, or pot hole ...thank god I caught it with my let . I'm wondering if the left side would make a difference. idk.
@@edgardomatos6923 ...I am not sure that would really make a difference. Ram Mounts offers two sizes of phone holders. One for small profile phones, one for the larger phones. You might check to see if you have the correct phone mount for the size of your phone. When I went from an iPhone 7 to the 14 Pro, my Ram Mount would not fit the 14 Pro very well. The mount arms would depress the control buttons on the side. Twice it was in the process of making an emergency call. I decided to switch out totally with a Quad Lock instead of buying the larger profile Ram Mount.
here in Australia , it does not get cold enough too stop riding. cheers
I"m in S.E Michigan....when salt is put down the bike is put up. I have a 94 goldwing and a 04 VTX 1800 both on battery tenders and fill tank with non ethanol fuel. Will start them up and idle at lease twice a month, just dont want any carb problem especially with the goldwing. great video keep them coming.
Smart man. As batteries age, the lead sulfate tends to fall off the plates in the batteries. There are actual places in the bottom of the battery to catch this coating as it falls off. once the coating fills up the low spots where it collects, it can come in contact with joining plates & cells and short them out. This is the cause of a sudden battery failure. Each of the 6 cells of the batteries has a nominal voltage of 2.2 volts, when put in series, has a voltage of 13.2 volts across the battery terminals. As the coating falls off, so does the voltage and current rating across the cells. A 10 year old battery could have a total voltage of 12.2 as an example, and still be able to start the bike. As the voltage drops off, the starter requires a certain amount of power to turn the engine over. power equals Voltage X Amps. As the voltage drops from the older battery, it requires more amps to create the same power. Amp flow causes overheating in electric motors. The higher the amp flow, the higher the resistance in the wires of the starter. So by having an older battery, you are risking frying your starter due to the low voltage/high am draw each time you start the bike. Also, the alternator will try to raise the voltage of the battery to 13.2 volts and with an old battery, never be able to achieve it and will keep ramping up it's output to achieve it. This is putting a major load on the alternator and could cause it a premature failure of the windings or the built in voltage regulator.. Always replace your batteries at the 5 year mark.
I don't winterize at all. It does get cold in the Southwest USA during the short winter we have but I can usually ride year round and both bikes are garaged when not riding. I do like to use a Battery Tender though. It just keeps the battery active. I do agree about swapping put batteries around the 5 year mark. I do the same.
I fire them up , through out the winter ...exactly I let run till the fan turns on ... i do put on the tender, when it's gonna sit for long period of time.
Since 1978 I've always just dropped my bikes off at the dealer and left them in storage from November until March. When I pick them up in the spring they are serviced and ready to go.
(I was in a car accident in 2018 and can no longer drive a car or ride a bike.)
I use a battery tender but still start it every month and let the fans run. Change the oil in the spring.
Thumbs 👍 Mo.
off the topic . how do like the ram phone holder on the left .I have mine on the right, and it pop off twice .. luck I caught the phone with my right leg. wondering if the left side is better.
I switched from a Ram Mount phone holder on the Wing to a Quad Lock. On my Harley I use a Ciro3D which is also great.
@@wingandhog I have the ram on my 1500 .. and twice it popped off .. going over a bump, or pot hole ...thank god I caught it with my let . I'm wondering if the left side would make a difference. idk.
@@edgardomatos6923 ...I am not sure that would really make a difference. Ram Mounts offers two sizes of phone holders. One for small profile phones, one for the larger phones. You might check to see if you have the correct phone mount for the size of your phone. When I went from an iPhone 7 to the 14 Pro, my Ram Mount would not fit the 14 Pro very well. The mount arms would depress the control buttons on the side. Twice it was in the process of making an emergency call. I decided to switch out totally with a Quad Lock instead of buying the larger profile Ram Mount.