Originally Posted by
Goldwing
Caution: there is a difference between a battery tender or float charger and a battery charger. The former will cycle on and off to maintain the battery at full charge. A battery charger will continue to pump juice into a battery regardless of charge level, and can overcharge and damage the battery. You can find float chargers online for under $10. I bought four on sale years ago and keep them on my three stored cars and motorcycle battery all winter.
Your feedback above is accurate & something to be cautionary about when hooking up a battery charger. The charger I have will apply full charging current when initially hooked up and then reduces until it stops charging when the battery is fully charged. So, even though I monitor the charger carefully when used, I have never encountered an overcharging condition.
When I had my 2-wheel toys, I used a battery tender during winter season.
Thanks for the feedback,