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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 08:33 AM
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My friend has a knuckle head with a small hole for the battery so he's putting a AGM battery in the bike on its side . Can this work or not ?
 

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It's fine...
 
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Yep. Mounted one under the seat of an old BMW that way. No issues.
 
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One of the advantages of AGM batteries.
 
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The V-Rod AGM battery is mounted on its side.
 
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Those that say "yes" are correct. Both my Vrod and Buell are mounted flat.
 
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