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Originally Posted by Vansky
Can you recommend any brands of battery tenders or point me to a website that sells them?
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Battery Tender is a brand name; the "junior" model is good for bikes. WalMart also sells Schumacker brand; they are good too. If money is really tight and you have a Harbor Freight store close by, their 2-piece tender is adequate for most uses and is on sale now for something like $5.....usually $9. This is the one with two "boxes" on the wires. The one with only a single "box" is just a trickle charger and is not a real tender.
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My GZ experience says: If you reasonably suspect that the battery is more than 2 years old AND you run it down to almost completely dead (which you probably have done).......you might as well shop for a new battery too.
They are rather expensive at about $85 but are sealed and with proper care (not allowed to go dead) should last 5 years or more. I ran mine down working on the lights and after that it would only hold a charge for a couple of days.
If you do get a new battery, you probably still should get a tender-type charger too. You will need it for an initial charge on the new battery and for extended periods of not riding.
It is possible (likely?) that your only problem is a weak battery as the ignition system needs almost full power to fire properly.