Re: Parking lights - how long should the battery last?

["william kenney" <tnt720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Cees De Groot" <cdegroot@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: Parking lights - how long should the battery last?


> On 2/3/06, Wayne Woodruff <wayne@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> You should be thinking about a new battery.  6+ years is very good.
>
> I'm just guessing about the life of the battery, bought the bike last 
> year.
>
>> I do not think 50 miles is nearly enough to charge it.
>
> I always ride at least 50 miles, twice a day. So I think that should
> keep the battery close to fully charged...

Nothing wrong with the battery.
If you left your parking lights on in your car for eight hours in the cold, 
I think you would say, " Oh S***T, I forgot to shut off my lights"
Same with the bike, everything is porportional.

Bill Kenney
Foster,RI
02K1200RS 

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