Guys , I believe my bike has a Li-ion battery fitted to it as standard (2021 RRR-SP ) any recommended battery chargers to buy in
I use a Optimate Li-Ion charger. Works really well. https://www.amazon.co.uk/OptiMate-L...3101099&sprefix=optimate+li-ion,aps,75&sr=8-8
top of my list is CTEK, second optimate followed by battery tender junior. Bottom of list, noco. I have used all the above. Got to noco when I changed my battery to LFP. I only used it once when I got the battery, never needed after. You battery has a tiny capacity (prob 2.4Ah) so the bike will fully charge it very quickly when riding.
Battery chargers for lithium need a storage charge setting, storing/keeping them fully charged reduces their life, if you do not use your bike for a while you need to set your charger to storage charge
Also, lithiums don’t need maintenance charging like lead-acids. If you charge to 75% in November and if there’s no parasitic drain (disconnect the earth lead to be sure) in the spring you’ll still have 70-75% charge.
The HISS is a parasitic drain don't forget, it’s not just aftermarket alarms, trackers, etc you need to consider.
Agreed though my comment was more about lithiums in general. I guess if there’s a tracker installed it would be unwise to disconnect the battery
Lithium are totally the opposite to lead acid, lead acid likes to be fully charged, this puts the sulphates into the electrolyte, as it discharges the sulphates stick to the plates and if left a long time discharged they harden on the plates and won't go back into the electrolyte, this stops the battery charging. lithiums should be stored at about 70% or a bit lower, when 100% charged the electrons are more active and start damaging the internal plates, but don't let them go below about 30%, I have a solar charger and a 2 setting voltage regulator, 13.2v storage and 13.8v just before I am going to use it, my lithium is about 8 years old and still good.
