How often should I charge my 12 volt motorcycle battery in the winter?

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Took battery out of bike and inside house. Battery is new.

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About once a month I put my battery on an automatic charger set to 2 amps. I leave it on the charger for an hour or so.

VERY IMPORTANT: Never charge a motorcycle battery at more than 2 amps.

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Will a battery eliminator work on my bike?

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My bike has been customised slightly, various parts have been taken off and there is no longer space for a battery. the bike is a 1976 Honda CB125J, with a 6 volt electrical system and Points ignition. i've seen a few things on the internet called battery eliminators, but apparently they're for magneto ignition. can anyone tell me a bit more about them, and if one would work on my bike?

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If my memory serves me the bike has a NON self exciting alternator with remote points on the cam shaft it therefore doesnot have a generator ( dc) or a magneto.
As it has this type of alternator you will need some form of battery to give you the initial impetus to fire the coil.
A battery elliminator isn't much space saving over a small sealed for life rechargable battery in fact there isn't any.
The battery you will require does not need to be that high an output especially if you are driving the lighhts directly off of the alternator or doing without lights completely

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