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battery drain
- Darryl.Richman
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battery drain
I leave my R90S on a Battery Tender most of the time when it's parked. I replaced the battery last year, after at least 8 years (it came with the bike when I bought it).
No battery likes to be left sitting for a long time. On top of that, the charging system on the Airhead bikes is not very strong until it's running well above idle. All this means that you should not stop and start the bike or only run short trips with it continually. When I bought my R65 in 1981, the dealer told me I needed to run it for 20 miles to make up for the energy needed to start it.