Recommend a battery conditioner/maintainer for a motorcycle.

[oldoakknives]

As the title, I’m in the market for a battery conditioner for a motorcycle. Connect and forget kind of thing to maintain the battery between using.

Had an Oxford Oximiser which has decided to turn itself into a sticky mess on the case. So it’s in the bin and replacement needed.

What do you use?

[Roberto]

As the title, I’m in the market for a battery conditioner for a motorcycle. Connect and forget kind of thing to maintain the battery between using.

Had an Oxford Oximiser which has decided to turn itself into a sticky mess on the case. So it’s in the bin and replacement needed.

What do you use?

Switched to Optimate after a BMW branded one died. Have three of them now, one of them is very old and still works fine.

[Stanford]

Optimate for me; I have a couple in constant use and never had a problem with them...or the batteries they are connected to.

[Dave+63]

I have both optimate, oximiser and a cheapie Halfords one. They all work well but the Halfords one doesn’t have a quick release connector so can be a bit of a faff to use regularly.

[gunner]

CTEK has always worked well for me.

[thieuster]

^^^ this ^^^

Mine can be used for smaller batteries (m/cycles) and larger batteries (cars). I have mine for 20 yrs now. So perhaps newer types have even more features.

[jamiej]

Other vote for CTEK.


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[Maysie]

Another vote for CTEK.
Mine is used for car batteries, leisure batteries and electric fence energiser batteries and has been faultless. Also works with motorcycles too I believe.

[stiglet]

I have several

3 x Optimates, 1 x Ctek , 1 x Halfords and a Lidl cheapie

All work , but the most sophisticated of the Optimates is the best of the bunch IMHO

[blackal]

Optimate or CTek, but get one that caters for LA, AGM & Li Ion batteries.

Plug in direct to battery via waterproof tail clipped to frame below seat

[Hocuspocus]

I've had the same CTEK charger for 17 years. It's been faultless.

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[blackal]

I've had the same CTEK charger for 17 years. It's been faultless.

Is it a battery tender/conditioner, though? or just a charger.

[oldoakknives]

Thanks guys for taking the time to reply.

Seemed it was a toss up between the Optimate and CTEK so have ordered an Optimate 3. Once again thanks.

[Jimmcb]

Optimate CTEK and Novo are good. Still go back to my very old optimate though.

All the best!

Jim

[pugster]

another vote for optimate.

* the newer lithium gel batteries require a different charger to a standard battery (if you didnt know this and have one)