Harley Davidson Battery Tender Unboxing and connecting

[@adolprUtube]

Thanks for covering this. I had no idea about the preinstalled connector for the tender, and was on the verge of pulling my battery to charge it.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Glad it helped!! Please subscribe if you enjoy my videos!!!

[@dorothytdizzel]

Thank you, I've looked at so many videos about these battery tenders hooking up to the plug that's already installed on the bike. I understood your video the best out of all of them! thanks 🎉 I get it now. 😅

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Glad it helped Thanks for watching.

[@allangosling6134]

Hi Carl I just bought a 2003 100 year anniversary, the previous owner kept it on trickle charge. Now I know why, I have my bike parked outside at night it gets a little cold and also I do not start it every day. Just ordered the HD battery Tender. Thank you very much of your video. I still have a great deal to learn.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

No problem glad it helped. Thanks for watching.

[@dsinghz]

Thank you for the detailed explanation in the video. Just purchased this trickle charger

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Np its a great charger.

[@edtuccio4475]

Thanks Karl, appreciate your help on the harley tender.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

No Problem its a great battery tender.

[@d-lowz-no9931]

I used to have a barracuda silver iron 1200. Great bike man. Good video as well.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

I do love my iron. But I am realizing I love all motorcycles 🤣

[@dboylson1121]

Nice video man. Just bought a battery tender today to winterize my sportster

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Thanks I have been pretty much plugging min in all the time since October. I am going to try and ride a bit when I can over the winter if there’s no snow and the temps are above freezing!!! Thanks for watching hopefully you enjoyed some of my other videos also.

[@chrisaskme811]

No you didn’t

[@gmoney1592]

Good video. I have the same pigtail harness from Harley connected to my 2017 Heritage. I’m going to try this charger with it. That’s a nice looking sportster you have there. Ride safe

[@chrisaskme811]

No you don’t

[@southsidehitmen]

Great video! 👍🏼 I will need to buy one of these for my H-D Softail. 🦅🏍🇺🇸 I love the way you explain instructions thoroughly and get straight to the point! Great job. 👏🏼

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

It is a great investment. Nothing better than going to sneak out if the weather is good during the winter and your bike starts right up!!! Thanks for watching and the kind words. Ride Safe my Friend

[@ali.salsuwaidi6072]

beautiful start your bike 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jteaguelll]

Thanks Carl went to my Harley Shop today and got one // took the bike out yesterday and it was great. Friend came over today and the thing would not start.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Was it charging correctly?

[@jteaguelll]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl yes let it charge all night ..this am it started right up.. thanks

[@markdooley2715]

Hi mate can you leave the tender always connected when not riding? Cheers

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Yes I leave mine on the bike all winter. I believe you can leave it on as long as you want.

[@69FOSTER]

I am using a Harley battery tender for the first time. Thanks for the video, it answered my question about the flashing green light, which my battery tender was doing. My Sportster 48 does that slight hesitation when started, I thought the battery was low, but I wonder if the hesitation was par for the course.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

The stock batteries are horrible. I put a antigravity restart lithium ion battery in my bike. It is unstoppable highly recommend it. I have a video about it on my channel. Thanks for watching and commenting have a Happy New Year!!!

[@69FOSTER]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl Thanks for the response and more valuable info on batteries. My battery tender is over 2 1/2 years old and I finally had access to an outlet to plug it into and use it. The battery tender works great. Also, good to know about the antigravity restart lithium ion battery. My stock battery was installed new only last April and two days after I ride my Sportster 48, the engine goes through a pause or hesitation when I try to start it. That lith battery sounds like the way to go. I'd hate to be left stranded somewhere. Glad I found this video. Happy New Year to you!

[@rodolfosabater7781]

Hi carl! Why does my tender blink green? While yours has a total green light... is there something wrong with my tender?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

I believe it blinks green at around 80% then goes solid green at 100%

[@user-ex9zm7bg3x]

thanks man good info on the indicator lights

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

No problem hopefully it helped. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@itisprivate2390]

thanks for the video. question Carl, how long are the cables, maybe the video made them look short??

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

I will try and measure them tomorrow. And will add to the comment.

[@itisprivate2390]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl ty

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

It’s about 12’ overall

[@itisprivate2390]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl thank you Carl, for the quick reply. off to the dealer

[@SullenMorbius]

awesome. didn't how to work mine. now I know. thanks to you.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Thanks for watching glad it helped. It is an awesome battery tender.

[@Nomessiah]

I’m leaving Tuesday for 22 weeks. So I can either connect the jumper style clamps or the ones that mount in?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Yes if you’re bike didn’t come with the connector installed from the factory. If it was me I would attach the permanent connection. Especially if you are leaving it unattended for 22weeks.

[@Nomessiah]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl it’s the 2020 883

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

It should already have a connector installed I believe it is usually hanging somewhere on the left side of the bike. I know my 2019 iron1200 had it from the factory. Its a 2 pin connector when you take the dust cap off it has a male and a female pin. Let me know if you find it

[@Nomessiah]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl I’m doin the set up Monday so I’ll tell u then, but do I still gotta connect the red and black or just that factory made connector only?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

@@Nomessiah you just have to plug in the factory connector to the charger then plug it into the wall you won’t need the alligator clips or the permanent connector that comes with the charger.

[@MauriS69]

who makes Harley-Davidson battery tender/maintainer?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

I am not sure. I will try looking it up.

[@annawalz9719]

hey :) sorry for the stupid question. I have a new Harley sportster 883 iron 2020, do I also need the Lead Acid or the Lithium?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

I believe that bike comes with a lead acid battery from the factory. I would still check with the dealer or check your battery to be sure.

[@orhancaliskan105]

Hello sir Quick question I have a brand new 2020 iron 883 would this charger work for my bike? Also which model is it if it does thanks

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

I believe you should have a trickle charge cable hanging on the left side of your bike. This charger should plug right in. Unfortunately I am not able to get the model number to you until tomorrow afternoon. But I will try to add a reply tomorrow with the model #

[@orhancaliskan105]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl thank you please do

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Harley-Davidson Part# 66000181

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Harley-Davidson part# 66000181

[@bakeetalzahrini1931]

Last year i bought new battery for my softail 2011, only one year and my batrry ded agean, i have not the charger, my qustion is u thing because i don't have charger? 😭

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Bakeet alzahrini how long does your bike sit without it running?

[@bakeetalzahrini1931]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl about 4 months,

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

That’s a little bit if my bike is ever going to sit more than 2 weeks I always plug it in.

[@bakeetalzahrini1931]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl yestrday i bought new battery it cost me 227$

[@bakeetalzahrini1931]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl i bought it from our delar her, fuck him with this price 😡😡😡

[@robertsexton4941]

Cal, what size is your handle bars and are they the mini-ape bars

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

They are mini apes they came standard on my 2019 iron1200 I forget the rise off the top of my head.

[@alfredomo9250]

Thanks for the video very helpful!

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Glad it helped thanks for watching and commenting.

[@chew40ie]

great video mate. very helpful.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

chew40ie Thanks for checking it out!

[@EasyRiderGreg]

I have been using the Battery Tender brand 800ma tender for years. I wouldn't be without 1.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Definitely a must have!

[@drmitofit2673]

Is this a rebadged selectable Deltran?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Dr MitoFit All I can say is I bought it through Harley Davidson and It says Harley genuine accessories and im not familiar with the brand Deltran so I cannot give you a positive answer. What I can say is that it does its job perfectly and Harley is awesome for pre installing the connection for it!!!!!

[@buckgreatdane372]

Those are nice sporster, they have more power than the old shovel heads,or pans.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

I am really enjoying it! Putting on more miles than I thought I would.

[@abemoenieo7290]

Thank you, very helpful

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

No Problem glad it helped. Thanks for watching and commenting I appreciate it.

[@belindaparker4398]

Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial, I’ve just purchased a 1200 Iron & had to buy a charger online. Waiting for it to arrive this week hopefully. Our boarders in Australia have closed between certain states & postal services are strained. I’m just not sure which type of battery I have so I’ll have to go under the seat to find out. I’ll be sure to watch it again before using it 🙂

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Yeah the parts in the US are slow to arrive also. More than likely its a lead acid battery. But you should check anyway! Hopefully you enjoyed my video and it helped Ride Safe!

[@misharihussin6970]

Thanks a lot

[@sebastianaguirre486]

Thank you for the video

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

No problem thanks for watching

[@King_Moose]

Hi Carl, how's your tender holding up?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Perfect. No problems at all

[@edtuccio4475]

I went my local Harley shop and spoke to the parts manager to make sure that i had the correct battery charger/tender/trickle charger for my new 2022 Sportster S.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

I hope he recommends this one I love it. My only problem is I have 2 bikes and only one charger so I swap it every week.

[@rinkukoradi2539]

Hi brother, how many hours did it take to your Motorcycle’s battery to get fully Charged ?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Rinku Koradi It was dead when I put it on. I left it overnight and it was fully charged the next morning. Not sure of exact time.

[@SpaceGhost8300]

Thanks man, I could not figure out how to change from lithium to lead, frustrating! 😡👍👍

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

SpaceGlos TM glad it helped

[@carlderfler5006]

PRETTY NICE PACKAGE!!!! LOL HA!!! Hey I've got a great package!!! Lol from one Carl to another Carl. Lol

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Thanks for watching!! Thats alot of LOL CARL.....

[@tonyj8947]

Good informative video. Question - is this a Smart charger. If theres an electric power outage and then the electric power gets restored does the battery tender automaticcally go back to working as it did in its last setting?

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Tony J not sure maybe I can simulate a power outage later and let you know.

[@tonyj8947]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl Unplug it, wait 30 seconds the plug it back in. Hopefully it has memory. Im expecting to receive the same one next week.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

It appears to go back to what it was doing before power failure.

[@tonyj8947]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl Hi Carl - The battery tender just arrived. Its the same one you have. It works but there is one thing i noticed. When the battery is fully charged i get 2 solid green lights and thats correct showing 100% battery charge. Now, if i disconnect the tender either from the pigtail or power plug, wait 10 seconds and plug it back in i get the amber light that stays on for at least 45 mins then it goes to blinking green then steady green. The battery and bike is brand new. The battery isn't losing juice and the battery voltage is correct. I tested the battery with two multi-meters with and without a load and upon cranking and its fine. I even let the battery sit with no tender connected to it for 24hrs and the battery is good showing fully charged. Im not sure why the tender stays on amber so long when the battery is 100% charged.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Tony J my guess is it probably runs a cycle to analyze the battery I would not look into that to much myself

[@hagendas2727]

Nice gas tank

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Thanks. Appreciate you checking out my channel.

[@michiganborn8303]

Maybe I need to get my hearing checked but I could barely hear anything in this video

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

You are the second person to comment on that today the video has been up for like a year and a half and I never had that complaint. Maybe something is going on with KZbin.

[@michiganborn8303]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl I just have to remember to lower my volume before the next video starts or else I'm going to be like like Marty McFly in Back to the Future with that ginormous speaker blowing out on him. 😄

[@rodolfosabater7781]

Your Fuel cap is so easy to steal... someone I know rides around town with a piece of rock inside his fuel tank because an asshole dropped it inside and he couldnt get it out...

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

rodolfo sabater thanks for pointing that out I will have to look into a locking cap. I don’t leave my bike out of my sight to much but It only takes a minute.

[@hisham77x]

Locking cap is helpful for security reason. However, getting locking cap alone may not be enough because the engine oil cap is not the locking type😓

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Very true!! But if someone wants to mess with the bike they will find a way anyways.

[@martycooper1089]

Can't hear or understand a word you are saying

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

Sorry

[@kjvbiblebelievertal7431]

Hi, I have a 2022 Harley XL883N Iron 883. I was wondering about the battery, I don't know if my bike has a lead acid or lithium battery and how can you tell between the two. Would you know anything about the 2022 bikes. I just purchased a battery tender from the Harley dealership and I want to make sure I choose the right setup for my tender.

[@MotorcyclingwithCarl]

If its a stock battery its probably lead acid but it should say on the battery itself also led acid batteries are very heavy compared to lithium. I think the 22 iron is very similar to my bike a few minor differences but mostly the power 1200 vs 883. Enjoy the bike

[@kjvbiblebelievertal7431]

@@MotorcyclingwithCarl K thanks, I appreciate it. Yep, I love my bike. I love the classic Harley look of these bikes. Just the right amount of power for me. It's a keeper.