Older motorcycles tend to use a range of different types of 6V and 12V lead-acid batteries, and you can easily end up with a matching collection of separate battery charges to try and keep everything powered. But now the new OptiMate 5 Select covers classic bike battery care with one device, saving space, cost and […]
Motorcycle battery maintenance on a budget – OptiMate 2
Battery maintenance is one of those things you don’t think about until you leave your bike in the garage for a while and come back to find it’s as dead as a doorknob. So at £39.99 the cost-effective OptiMate2 means you don’t need to miss one of the rare warm summer days charging the battery […]
The OptiMate Lithium – optimise your lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are popular due to the fact they’re compact, lightweight and able to deliver high cold cranking amps (CCA), but also happen to be a lot more expensive than traditional lead-acid units. They’re often claimed to require no long-term maintenance charging, but if they’re connected to a bike they’ll be getting the same drainage […]