Paul Mihalka Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 We just got in the shop a Optimate brand battery trickle charger that works with the latest BMW bikes. Instead of about $160 it is around $80. http://www.tecmate-int.com/optimate4dual_detail.php Link to comment
IRPUK Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I use this already, great product and works well... Link to comment
RockBottom Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 What's the advantage of this over a $40 Battery Tender other than being able to go through the Can-Bush rather than using a pigtail? Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 None, except some people just want to plug in something. Link to comment
Guest Kakugo Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I have been using Tecmate chargers (an Accumate for the car and an old Optimate for the bikes) for years. Top quality products, wouldn't use anything else. Having said that $160 is pretty steep for the CAN-BUS version and $80 is much closer to its real price: it retails for about 60€ in Europe . Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 $160 is for the BMW brand charger. Link to comment
racer7 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 There is one other feature to note. Pulse charging capability can recover batteries fhat cannot be charged on devices without that capability. Having one such device in your collection might save your bacon some day- I used mine (happens to be an Xtreme that is a couple years old) to recover a dead car battery that wouldn't charge on anything else. Link to comment
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