[Ducati] Battery maintenance for 748

[Thurmans]

I went for the the Battery Tender.
I think I paid about $42 for it.
You connect the pigtail permanently to the battery and let it hang out 
in a convenient spot where it is easy to make the connection.
The connection is foolproof and has a rubber boot that slips on when not 
in use.
The tender is an electronic unit which has an LED which starts red and 
turns green when the battery is fully charged.
(I am slightly color challenged and would prefer an additional light to 
register the charged condition)
It is 'smart' and won't over charge.

Darrel
> As Dave mentioned, some sort of pigtail is the way to go.  These can 
> be represented in a number of home-made or commercial forms, such as 
> on the Battery Tender, as long as the connection is polar and cannot 
> be plugged in backwards.
>
>
>> I had to travel fairly frequently and just a few weeks ago acquired a 
>> 748S.  I'd like to install some kind of battery maintenance device or 
>> hookup that I can easily plug into when I know I'm not going to be  
>> able to light the bike for an extended period.  Right now I have the  
>> fairing off the side to use the big trickle charger/start assist 
>> thing  that I keep in the garage but I'd like to avoid having to 
>> remove the  fairing to put it on a trickle charger.  I have a smaller 
>> device that  I use on my 911, but it's still probably too big to 
>> permanently mount  on the 748.  Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Justin
>>
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