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Yes, NOCO and CTEK are the way to go. I know the NOCO actually does go thru certain cycles, on, off, trickle, etc. There are other good ones out there now, but NOCO is working for me, so no need to break the habit.

An interesting note. I bought a new KTM EXC-F 500 in spring of 2022, and used a NOCO for it. By fall, I was having an issue with gas in the oil, and took the bike in for a warranty service. Service department knew exactly what was going on, and told me it was the NOCO smart charger. Those cycles would impact the ECU programming, which also had a type of 'smart' capabilities, specifically to cycle the fuel pump for startups (efi). I switched to a Battery Tender and all is fine. The factory even issued a reprogramming TSB, they applied it on the following service interval, but I had already switched anyway. The service notice had a list of chargers that were known to cause the issue, and a list of suggested ones to use, Battery Tender being one of them.

I can't even count how many battery chargers I've owned over the years, 99% of them were junk, and not inexpensive ones either. I had some issues with some early AMG batteries and learned from those experiences. That's what eventually led me to NOCO.


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