think my battery is dead after the winter. left it in there

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by CMS

Battery Tender, the only way to go. When I'm done riding I park the bike and plug in the battery tender[ Summer and Winter] The bikes have never failed to start due to battery problems. CMS

Ok, one more time..........
IF you do that long enough, you likely WILL live to regret it.

Doing that will "mask" a weak charging system or a failing battery and ENSURE that it starts every time when leaving your garage. It will THEN fail somewhere else.....and Mr. Murphy says it will happen at the worst time possible.

It happened to me TWICE long ago about 4 years apart before I wised up. Since then, I have had a few batteries go bad and it always shows up in the garage first thing in the morning when the starter turns slowly and it just BARELY starts. That's a sign to NOT ride it until I get a new battery. I stopped doing the daily connection thing about 25 years ago and since have NEVER had a battery fail away from home.