Winter Storage, trickle charger?

[PunyJuney]

Hi, I'm new here and this is my first year with a Ducati. We do have decent weather here and can get out once in a while year 'round but I do not plan to do that with my new V4...although it would keep me warm ha ha. I just found the pigtail under the seat and knew Ducati would have a specific charger. Is everyone using part 69924601A or is there a workaround for this $65 plus trickle charger...go ahead... I just have so many others in the garage that I hoped I would be able to use.

 

[RD16RR]

BatteryTender

As long as you have a Lithium model charger you'll be fine - this one from Deltran is dual purpose, which handles Lithium & Lead Acid

Battery Tender Junior 12V 800 Selectable Lead Acid/Lithium Charger

 

[PunyJuney]

Thanks but it's the pigtail adapter that's the problem, it doesn't fit my battery tenders that I have at home.

 

[burton]

I use a Noco charger, you can buy a SAE adapter for the charger for $10-15.

Works like a charm

 

[sportrider3000]

wireless charger?

Does any one recommend a wireless charger? My bike is parked in the basement of my building and no electric outlet close by.

 

[burton]

Does any one recommend a wireless charger? My bike is parked in the basement of my building and no electric outlet close by.

Pretty sure that you can't push 1.5+ Amps through the air in anything commercial.

 

[PunyJuney]

Does any one recommend a wireless charger? My bike is parked in the basement of my building and no electric outlet close by.

I have seen a setup done with a large battery for a power source rather than an electric outlet online while shopping, but I don't recall where. I skipped past it as it didn't apply to me. I'm sure you didn't mean completely wireless.

I've always used the real deal plugged in to a power source over the winter months, even when I ride my bikes intermittently. Keep the babies warm.

Thanks for all the input guys, I appreciate it!

 

[PunyJuney]

I simply purchased the Ducati brand. Now I have yet another, but it's specific.

 

[RdashP]

I just found the pigtail under the seat and knew Ducati would have a specific charger.

I use this one.

I connect it directly to the V4 LIon battery via a permanent INDICATOR extension cable.
I fed this INDICATOR connector out of the battery compartment via the standard cable loom and hide it for direct access to the right side of the headstock underneath that same OEM cable loom.

This way I can easily check the battery condition even when sitting on the bike via the LED Indicator and quickly connect it to this charger.

Problem with the Ducati version is that you can't do both: there is no battery health indication provided and you can't quickly access this pigtail connector under the seat w.o. removing seat first. Tedious task if you ask me?

@sportrider3000:
When no wall-outlet, you could consider a setup with big 55-70 AMP/hour lead based car battery connected to a 12V(DC) to 110V/230V(AC) converter (e.g. HQ-PURE300W as we use). Here you can then plugin your LIon charger.
Since the car battery holds about 3 times the power of the V4 LIon, you only once every few months need to charge the car battery with the same charger. If your charger is also suitable for both lead and LIon, that is.

 

[Raistlin77]

Didn’t want to hijack, but Is it better to remove a LIon battery from the bike during the winter months? The garage is not heated. I was thinking of leaving the batterie connected in the bike with the LIon charger connected.

 

[RdashP]

Didn't want to hijack, but Is it better to remove a LIon battery from the bike during the winter months? The garage is not heated. I was thinking of leaving the batterie connected in the bike with the LIon charger connected.

Since you need to trickle charge these batteries anyway, why bother taking it out if I can do the same in the bike too?

I only disconnect the battery from any of our bikes if we expect not to ride it for the whole season or even longer.

Have done so for years and always get great performance and longevity out of our trickle charged batteries.
I use 2 CTEK chargers and cycle them continuously around at 6 car/bike batteries. Easy job with them all conveniently connected via these "˜Indicator' connectors.

In my experience, heated storage or not doesn't matter when battery is continuously conditioned at such a charger. Just make sure the charger stays within its certified operating temperature.

 

[Raistlin77]

I purchased the connector/charger that plugs into the Data port. So I got it all hooked now with my LIpo charger. I wasn’t sure if there was a issue if the battery sits in the cold for the next couple of months. These new batteries are all new to me.

 

[jmhamilton68]

Just a heads up if you have a base model. The battery tender connection is not under the seat like the manual states. It’s in a bundle of wires on the right wide of the bike, just under the handlebar.

 

[sportrider3000]

Another question:

Just a heads up if you have a base model. The battery tender connection is not under the seat like the manual states. It's in a bundle of wires on the right wide of the bike, just under the handlebar.

I have the 2019 Base, so this bike have a regular battery?

 

[RdashP]

base=lead based

 

[jmhamilton68]

I have the 2019 Base, so this bike have a regular battery?

Yes, regular battery.

 

[tymoto99]

In my experience, heated storage or not doesn't matter when battery is continuously conditioned at such a charger. Just make sure the charger stays within its certified operating temperature.

Yes, I second this. I kept my 959 with the lead-acid battery in an unheated garage with the CTEK trickle charger on it all winter. No issues last winter. Doing the same this winter.

 

[Jamessd]

Just a heads up if you have a base model. The battery tender connection is not under the seat like the manual states. It's in a bundle of wires on the right wide of the bike, just under the handlebar.

I have an S and the connection is in the same position, under the right handlebar. Think it was done by the dealer as they pointed it out to me when I collected. Nice touch IMO.

 

[Macattack]

I have 7 c-tek chargers going on bikes boats and cars all winter . I now have two LI-ion batteries in two bikes and can't decide if I'm going to remove them ,which is recommended because they don't deplete the charge like lead acid -but they do not like the cold temps. or buy a LI-ion charger . the chargers seem a bit unnecessary maybe because the batteries barely lose any charge sitting dormant .
Its recommended if you are not going to put a charger on your li-ion battery you should disconnect the negative terminal .

as some have said a reg charger maintainer on a LI-ion battery will probably cause it to fail.