Recharge Your Battery

Literally.

In two years I have gone through two motorcycle batteries because of lack of saddle time.

When I bought the bike in 2006 I rode to work and the round trip was close to one hundred miles.
I put on more than fifty thousand miles in two years.
Since 2008 I have put on a total of two thousand miles...nothing.

And the battery suffered.
To their credit, Asylum Motors replaced the battery at cost. But two batteries in two years is silly expensive; the thought of a third was depressing.
But who in SoCal needs a charger/tender? Turns out I do.

On eBay I found the NOCO genius G750. $28.99 with free shipping.
At half the cost of a new battery and the prospect of reviving and maintaining my battery no matter how little I ride it was compelling. I ordered on a Friday and received it on the following Monday.

I read the manual in under five minutes. Pretty straightforward.
Attach negative lead to battery, then the positive lead and then plug the charger into the wall socket.
Then select which voltage you need 6 VDC or 12 VDC.

It began charging.
I had hooked it up at one pm and the light began to pulse red. At six o'clock the light had turned green indicating the charging process was complete.
I put the key in the ignition, hit the starter - vroom, the motorcycle started immediately.

Prior to the process the battery was very weak. Only a clicking sound rather than actually turning the crank shaft. Less than 9 VDC.
In doing my reasearch online I found several "smart" tenders that would not apply a charge to a battery at less than 9 VDC. I was concerned about how low the voltage had actually fallen before I got to apply a charge.
No such issue with this genius G750. It specifies that it will, "Charge Fully Drained Batteries."
Amen.