
: skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , August 09, 2012 Getting the Most Out of Your Battery Written by : RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring Travel All too often , motorcycle batteries die young , murdered by neglect . Dehydration improper charging , and a slow discharge during storage all shorten a battery’s life . But it doesn’t have to be that way how long your battery lasts is mainly up to . you Motorcycle radios , clocks , alarms , computers , etc . draw a small current even when the ignition switch is off , which can drain batteries within a few days . To prevent these draws from killing your battery , you could disconnect the battery , but even if there is no load on them , batteries self-discharge . When batteries are left discharged they quickly become sulfated and may permanently