[jim fisher]

on my 2024 z force 800 trail i have only started  about 5 times its been about 3 months since last starting now that its been cold in the northeast battery must be low is it okay to hook it to battery tender i didnt want to remove battery can i charge it that way through winter

[NMKawierider]

The worse thing you can do to any battery is let it sit with anything less then a full charge...especially in the cold. Anything more then a week not on a tender can take years off it's life. It should have been on a tender all this time. Get one on it asap and it may take several days to fully charge but let it..and you just might get a few more years out of it. The plates are already sulfated some.  A smart charger or tender shuts off when fully charged where a trickle charger never does....and that's bad for a battery. Get a good smart charger or tender and always plug it in when not in use. Just FYI, did you know it takes over 40 minutes of running at over 2200 RPM to put back in a battery what one starting takes out? People starting it and running it once a month for 5 minutes are not doing themselves...or their batteries any favors.   

[jim fisher]

2024 z force trail put on battery tender charged approx 10-14 hrs i have all lights come on but starter just clicks it has sat a while since i bought it new even tried to take battery out after moving drivers seat all the way forward and removed back rest but no room to take it out plus batt is heavy so now im stuck this machine is brand new should i just keep batt tender on. any ideas how to remove batt would be of great help

[NMKawierider]

Probably too late for the battery but put a regular 4-10 amp battery charger on it for a day or two or until it shows charged. Then have it load tested or transfer back to the tender and leave it alone until it shows fully charged. May take a week...I had one that did but it saved it. While there check all the battery cable connections for clean and tight. Yeah...should have had it on a maintainer all the time not in use. And IF it froze..it's gone.

[Deplorable_66]

Bought my 22 in Jan 23.  The dealer had installed leads on the battery  for a tender connection and were very adamant in telling me to keep a tender on it.