Battery Charger

[Muscle Bike Rider]

Hi folks, hope everyone has had a good xmas. I'm looking for a decent battery charger for my Varadero 125 and was hoping someone could recommend a good decent priced one, also it ok to charge the battery on the bike or is it best disconnected and charged?

Hope everyone has a good new year and thanks for all the help in 2009.


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Old Bikes :2010 Kawasaki ER6 F & 2000 Honda VTR Firestorm
Current Bike : XJR1300

[temeluchus]

I'd disconnect the negative terminal first, but its ok to leave the battery in the frame when charging.

I'd advise against a big car battery charger as they can frazzle the little batteries.

something like this if your on a budget:
https://www.commsandsound.com/skytronic-plug-in-6-12v-500ma-lead-acid-battery-charger-23531-0.html

or this if your a bit more flush:
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Accumate-Optimate-6v-%2f-12v-Battery-charger-NEW_W0QQitemZ260504896962QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&rvr_id=&cguid=7104014a1250a0e205348fe4fd4f6f92
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[funmonkee]

Look at the bike magazines; They frequently have subscription offers with a battery charger as the gift
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[Vincent]

Also check out new and used marine supplies - you can get an equivalent to the optimate charger for about half the price

[andybon]

I've just got one of these.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350286879130&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Got a lead with it to screw a lead to the top of the battery, with a connector on the end so you don't have to keep taking the seat on and off to use it.
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[Feasty]

Now I like the look of that.
My charger just the other day gave up and died leaving me with a dead battery I had to jump from the car. It was one of these, I really liked it as it was cheap and simply a case of sticking it on the battery overnight every week or so.

Now I've got an urgent decision to make, if I don't buy a charger by the end of this weekend I'll have to jump my bike again on Monday morning to get to work which is a pain. But the only one I've found I'll be able to buy from the shops so far is this from Maplins, not as good as andybon's though and nearly the same price!


Talking of batteries and chargers, do you think it's normal for a bike battery to need charging if it isn't used for 3-4 days at a time...?
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(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed).

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[temeluchus]

[Ichy]

[Muscle Bike Rider]

Thanks Andybon, looks perfect so have just bought 1. As I wont be using the bike much in this weather I thought it wise to have one just in case. I've been using the bike when I can and the rest of the time its tucked up in the garage, so far no problems with the battery going flat but you never know so thanks for the recomendation.
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Old Bikes :2010 Kawasaki ER6 F & 2000 Honda VTR Firestorm
Current Bike : XJR1300

[andybon]

Its a great peice of kit for the money. Mine was completely dead on the ZX6, Then my battery charger decided to die on me I got that optimizer. Brought the battery back from the dead and should keep it with a bit of charge in it for a while.
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[Mark65]

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