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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Rounders
You qouted my post where I put my bike on tenders. But I do not leave them on a tender.

IEEE says over I believer 75 or 77 damages a battery. The simply wrote artive by interstate says heat hurts batteries, Many down here say how they go through batteries so quick, 2-3 years, in hot climates.

Batteries and charging systems have come a long way. For most people, as testified here, bike batteries will last 7 years. This upsets, but I don;t see you swooning over them, Go to a battery thread, or wait a week one will show up.
Whatever it is that you are taking or drinking is working ... Don't quit now ... Self medication and alcohol has taken more than it's share of geniuses !

Do you ever read or re-read what you have posted? Obviously not ... You're in such a hurry to spew your statement ( bull$hit ) to make others look foolish or incompetent that it bites you in the butt.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2023 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Larry
Whatever it is that you are taking or drinking is working ... Don't quit now ... Self medication and alcohol has taken more than it's share of geniuses !

Do you ever read or re-read what you have posted? Obviously not ... You're in such a hurry to spew your statement ( bull$hit ) to make others look foolish or incompetent that it bites you in the butt.
Feel free to disect and discuss what you think is not true. Make an adult argument.

It is really easy to simply Google heat and batteries. If you really wanted to know
Originally Posted by CoolBreeze3646
Hmmmmmmm.............Where is down here???? Thought you were in the North Country (Michigan) ????? That statement makes it sound like you are down South somewhere, which is it?
Here, as in this forum. How do you get through life?


Summer heat is tougher on car batteries than winter’s chill. It may seem counterintuitive, but higher temperatures have a greater impact on the power-generating chemistry inside.



But even AGM batteries face challenges. “AGM batteries will perform well in the heat, but the life span will be hampered due to … high temperatures,”

. If you must store a vehicle for weeks or longer, a battery tender can help ensure that the battery will be ready

optimum storage conditions are approx. +25 to +27 degrees Celsius.



25 degrees C is 77F. I felt a need to specify that with this crowd
 

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Old Apr 26, 2023 | 02:15 PM
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Wow! What a $h!tSh0w on such a simple question, but somehow I couldn’t look away.
Everyone take their seats and behave. It’s time for Class.





A Screw, is always a Screw. Only if paired with a Nut, it then becomes a Bolt.
If a Screw, is paired with anything else that’s threaded, it stays a Screw. An-y-thing else.

Since the battery terminal is Threaded, it needs a Screw. Stop trying to figure out how to make a Bolt work. It never had a Nut. If the threads get stripped, drill them out and add a Bolt.

 

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Old Apr 26, 2023 | 08:27 PM
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Had enough, I'm out - lol


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Old Apr 26, 2023 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by journeyman;[url=tel:21182924
21182924[/url]]Wow! What a $h!tSh0w on such a simple question, but somehow I couldn’t look away.
Everyone take their seats and behave. It’s time for Class.





A Screw, is always a Screw. Only if paired with a Nut, it then becomes a Bolt.
If a Screw, is paired with anything else that’s threaded, it stays a Screw. An-y-thing else.

Since the battery terminal is Threaded, it needs a Screw. Stop trying to figure out how to make a Bolt work. It never had a Nut. If the threads get stripped, drill them out and add a Bolt.
I disagree:
a screw is acted on with an internal driver.
a bolt is acted on with an external driver.

Your definition works most of the time and there are probably exceptions to my definition too!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2023 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by GOGOBECK
I disagree:
a screw is acted on with an internal driver.
a bolt is acted on with an external driver.


Your definition works most of the time and there are probably exceptions to my definition too!
So what pronoun is used when the item in question can be used either way ?




 
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Old Apr 26, 2023 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by GOGOBECK
I disagree:
a screw is acted on with an internal driver.
a bolt is acted on with an external driver.


Your definition works most of the time and there are probably exceptions to my definition too!
Guess I'm not out - lol

The screw/bolt shown in the picture is both a screw and a bolt then as it has an internal driver and an external driver.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2023 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by twizted biker;[url=tel:21183418
21183418[/url]]so what pronoun is used when the item in question can be used either way ? :d
Originally Posted by coolbreeze3646
guess i'm not out - lol

the screw/bolt shown in the picture is both a screw and a bolt then as it has an internal driver and an external driver.


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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
So what pronoun is used when the item in question can be used either way ?
A screwy bolt.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2023 | 04:09 AM
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I tested my battery this week. 12.79 volts. 12.2 won’t start your bike. Get a new battery, and make sure it come with bolts.
 
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