How do you charge a battery on a 2004 Suzuki Savage LS650?

I have a 95 Suzuki Savage LS650. To charge the battery, you need a "trickle charger". The settings you use and the amount of time you need to charge it for are in the instructions that come with the charger. It will probably take about 8 hours to charge it. Oh, and the battery will need to be out of the bike.

They do make faster chargers, but the trickle charger will give you the best charge and you won't risk damaging the battery.

Then to keep it charged when the bike isn't in use, I keep a "float charger" attached to it while it's installed in the bike. It's a small device that just adds a little juice as it's needed.

Good luck and have a safe summer!

TAKE CARE with a trickle charger as a battery of that type and size will most often be over loaded by a constant charge rate of 2AMPS which is most trickle types. A "Float Mode" charger such as the Schumacher Battery Companion has a max charge rate of 1.5Amps and a peak charge voltage of about 16vdc which prevents heat build up and the high voltage is good for the battery internals without cooking your battery. You can charge the battery from a dead state with one of these and if you forget about it the charger cycles off when the voltage peaks so you don't boil your battery. The relationship between charge amps vs volts and the health of your battery internals is huge which I have not gone into here.