side stand issue?

budman200210 · Post by **budman200210** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:01 am

Hi all, i have a boxercup with no centre stand, so my question is... will it be a problem with the bike just on its side stand over the winter? Oil?
(wont be used much)
Thanks Aaron.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:17 am

Hi Aaron, try using a block of wood under the sidestand to get it near vertical. keep your tyre pressures up and put the battery on an optimate charger, and roberts's your mother's brother!

Steve

budman200210 · Post by **budman200210** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:34 am

Thanks for that Steve,
Will do the wood bit. only one problem, i dont have power to my garage, i do have a geni, so as for as the batt goes i was going to link it up to geni and charge every now and then. sound ok to you?
thanks again.
Aaron

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:39 am

yeah, sounds ok, but more now than then

alternatively, removed the battery and keep indoors.

Steve

Al · Post by Al » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:36 pm

Oxford do a solariser which they say will do the same job as an optimate, I have one but it does not seem to be quite up to job (could be because of the alarm?)and maybe my battery is past it. there are other solar chargers on the market and I will be looking to get a new more powerful one myself after mr winger gets me a new odyssey battery.

Al

bigblackfalco · Post by **bigblackfalco** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:24 pm

The way to look after a battery is just like humans......little and often!
HTH

budman200210 · Post by **budman200210** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:00 pm

Al wrote:Oxford do a solariser which they say will do the same job as an optimate, I have one but it does not seem to be quite up to job (could be because of the alarm?)and maybe my battery is past it. there are other solar chargers on the market and I will be looking to get a new more powerful one myself after mr winger gets me a new odyssey battery.

Al

Yeah i thought about a solar set up, will look into that.
thanks!

budman200210 · Post by **budman200210** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:02 pm

Boxered wrote:yeah, sounds ok, but more now than then
alternatively, removed the battery and keep indoors.

Steve

Hey steve, ive heard its a nightmare to get to battery?

oyster · Post by **oyster** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:09 pm

I am a fan of solar chargers, had one on the dashboard of the car for years now. Maplin's have just started a new line of sale items including a trickle solar charger for £9.99. This is about a third of the cost of that unit when it first appeared five years ago. It may not give enough juice to keep the battery perfect, but it will go a way to help.