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I keep the battery maintainer on my battery ALL winter long when in hibernation mode....
I also plug it in, during the summer ride'n season, I like to see the maintainer meter show the battery is 100% full!!!
Ronnie
11/22/23
Ronnie you trying to JUMP start this thread back up
Yes I know this is an old post. Unfortunanly many will say the same, and unless the instructions are followed in the battery box as written, the results will be similar. If you call Yuasa, they will say the same. Often the problem has to do with the words "charger." Basically it's imparitive to do this. Install the acid, wait 1 hour, then charge the battery with a 2amp charger. That can take 4-8 hrs. Some seem to think that their maintaner is a charger ... yes, we all know that your maintainer says it's a charger too. But apparently they are not, or are not capable of providing the charge a new battery needs. Others are also discovering that maintainers have different ratings, and sometimes their maintainer is not rated high enough. This seems very true GYZ's batteries.
Sorry ... I'm not much of a maintainer person, and for good reason. However, I am one to follow the instructions on how to maintain and care for a Wing as found in the Owner's Manual, and I've not seen yet where Honda recommends putting a 5th gen battery on a maintainer. Here at JustWings, to "maintain" a battery charge we would either follow the instruction in the Owner's of Service manual.
The important part about activating a battery is this. Each new battery comes with only 1 chance to do it correctly. In a nut shell, when done, that will be the batteries highest voltage ever. And from that point on, it voltage slowly degrades. If the activation is not done correctly, it's bacially retarded from day one, and will forever be.
Please keep in mind that anytime I share or give advice about a motorcycle, unless I state otherwise, I am always referring to GL1800's and no other.
I haven’t bought a battery where I had to put the acid in for at least 15 years all the batteries I bought are sealed batteries, and I bought plenty of them over the years probably about 10 or more for the ATVs and a few for the motorcycles I have them delivered Put them on a smart charger and the charge says 100% then I will nstall them..I know they all say delivered fully charged but I will still charge them to be sure..
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar.....
2019 Tri-Glide.......
Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
Do yourself a favor. Replace battery every 3 yrs. Even Yuasa only warrantie for only 6 months now. Nothing is worse than a dead battery 100 miles from help
Owner's of lunch runners usually wait for a reason to replace their batteries. Here at JustWings we respect that these m/c are continental touring machines, and as the Service Manal says, the battery degrades after 2-3 years, and we to recommend they get replace accordingly.
Please keep in mind that anytime I share or give advice about a motorcycle, unless I state otherwise, I am always referring to GL1800's and no other.