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If you have a small fleet of motorcycles and power toys, the Pulse Tech Battery Maintainer Pro12 could be a real find. We have looked at several battery "tenders" on SpotMotorcycles. However, this is the first one that I have seen that services multiple batteries.

The Pulse Tech ...

About the last thing a rider wants to have to buy for a motorcycle is a battery. Think about it -- new tires are always an exciting and satisfying purchase. New riding gear is always interesting. A battery? You can't see it on the bike. ...

Radar detectors can obviously save you from an expensive ticket -- that is, if you get the message. On a motorcycle, getting the message can be a bit difficult. First, a helmeted rider will never hear a radar detector's audio alert at speed. Wind and road noise will ...

Battery maintenance is a necessary nuisance for a motorcyclist. There are factors that affect motorcycle batteries more severely than those installed in automobiles. First and foremost, motorcycles are generally used less often than their four-wheeled counterparts, especially in the cruel winter months. Thus, they don't sustain as ...

If you have to resurrect a dead battery, you've been neglectful. Shame on you. Okay, so I'm being harsh, but to prevent this kind of situation, or recover from it, the TecMate Optimate 4 charger has a few features that are pleasantly surprising in a charger that only costs around ...

I've been pretty lucky with my most recent battery. Even after winter storage, I didn't need to give it any electrical pep talk before getting my bike going. That wasn't the story with my last battery. It was moody as a 14-year-old and would approach death if I didn't ride for a ...

It is a little-known fact, among those who don't keep or ride horses or cattle, that roping gloves are for the right hand only. Roping gloves are all right-hand gloves. So should you ever find yourself riding through northern California during an unseasonably cold June and discover that you are ...

I love Yuasa's motto: "The fun starts here." It reminds me that every time I fire up my bike and enjoy a cruise around town, a dance of mechanical and electrical systems is coordinating perfectly, and it all begins with a spark in the unlit recesses of the machine. According to Yuasa, ...

Electricity runs or regulates every powered device on Earth. And without batteries we'd have no autonomy off the power grids. With more and more demands being placed on motorcycle electrics, batteries must be able to meet that demand as well as conforming to space and weight considerations.

Now we have ...

Sometimes I think my friends have the memories of fruit flies. Every year, at least one of them has a dead battery after they left it in their bike all winter. Usually we can resuscitate the battery, but sometimes it won't take a charge -- and it's off to the ...

BikeMaster: the name says it all. This is a company devoted to making all manner of parts and accessories for bikes. Some of their products are for fun, while others are for function. The Platinum motorcycle battery, one of their highest quality batteries, is all about function.

Finding yourself with a dead battery ...

Last week a friend of mine was working on his bike. His battery wasn't holding a charge very well and he couldn't find anything wrong with his wiring harness. He'd charged the battery the day before, and was trying to start his bike. All of a sudden, sparks shot out around the ...

Heading to South America, Japan, Europe or Australia for your next ride? Take me with you! And take along one of these global battery chargers from Harley-Davidson.

You can rest assured your battery will get the electricity it needs in a format it understands, provided you order the correct charger. ...

You know we have arrived as creatures of comfort when you see a product like the EXO-2 HeatSole shoe inserts. As the name suggests, the HeatSole is an electric insole that keeps your feet warm.

Of all of the physical discomfort that comes from being caught in a cold rain, ...

It's spring, and if you haven't already done so, you'll soon be rolling your trusty ride out of the garage, dusting it off, putting the key in, giving the throttle a twist and hopefully not hearing: "click, click, click..."

Where you should be hearing the roar of your engine, maybe a backfire ...

There are few things in this world that compare to that stomach-dropping feeling that hits you when you get all geared up to go out on your first ride since that annoying winter rain subsided, only to realize that your battery is completely dead.

One of the best ways to ensure you ...