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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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Ok here's the story. I'm an idiot. I accidentally left the key in the on position and the battery died. I have been searching for a battery charger but cant seam to get a good concensus of a good one. Any link or places i can actually go to(kragen/ auto zone etc) would be great. My bike is a 97 cbr f3. Thanks guys.
Oh, my battery says on it "STD.:0.9Ax5~10h or QUICK 4.0Ax1.0h"

I found these at a local kragen, would they be ok?: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...tnumber=AA990H
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...partnumber=MC1
 
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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I have a "Battery Tender" it is a slow charger and a tender when the bike is in storage for the winter. I have used one for years on my Goldwing and I have had the same batery for 3 years now.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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+1 on the battery tender. They work great.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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I just purchased a battery tender plus from e-bay. It was 44 bucks and it comes with built in leads and a plug that makes it easy to hardwire. I can take the leads and go throught the trunk so I can just pop it and plug it in. It shuts off and on when needed. Its ideal for the person who doesn't get to ride all winter.
There are several listings for it too.

Here is a link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Batte...QQcmdZViewItem

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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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+1 On the battery tender. I dont mean to jack this thread, but I also left my bike in the ON position all night, but I had my battery tender plugged in. Now, my battery is dead and my tender does not work, did I blow the thing or what?
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 12:01 AM
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Have you tried it on another battery to confirm this? Sorry, I had to ask to eliminate this possibility.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 01:44 AM
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+1 On the battery tender. I dont mean to jack this thread, but I also left my bike in the ON position all night, but I had my battery tender plugged in. Now, my battery is dead and my tender does not work, did I blow the thing or what?
No prob. I hooked up the battery to the charger and four hours later voila, the bike turns on. Since the battery has an amp life of 8 and im using a 1 amp charge, i figure 6 to 8 hours ought to be enough. But here's the wierd thing. Like i said, the battery said 5-10 hours on a .9 amp chrge and 1 hour on a 4 amp charge. How does that work out? Wouldnt it be 2 hours on a 4 amp charge since the battery has an amp life of 8 amps?
 
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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Have you tried it on another battery to confirm this? Sorry, I had to ask to eliminate this possibility.
No because I dont have another battery to try it on, but the tender has an LED indicator to show that it is working and it doesnt light up...guess ill just have to get another tender
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