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Waggles:
Just a tip or two on battery care:

Flooded lead acid batteries have a higher 'self discharge' rate than AGM etc and also are less tolerant of being deeply discharged which can lead to plate 'sulphation' and hence failure. This is probably why failures occur on dormant bikes. I would suggest if you are laying a bike up with this type of battery then connect it to a charger through a cheap timer to come on say once a week to top it up. Keep a regular check on it too to make sure the levels stay OK. Use a good charger too that won't boil the battery dry!

Although Gel batteries are more tolerant of deep discharge they are less tolerant of over charging so although I would still recommend regular charging it is critical to use a good charger.

Generally, the more of the time the battery ( either type ) remains fully charged the longer it will last

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