Flat battery?

thats what arms and legs are for...



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"Stoneshop" <rsteenw.RemoveThis@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
news:Ysd2q9KROUC1-pn2-dPIhtdHCPPIX@news.xs4all.nl...
 > On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 01:49:28 UTC, "Nev.." <idiot.RemoveThis@mindless.com> wrote in
 > aus.motorcycles:
 >
  > > Peter Cremasco wrote:
   > > >
   > > > On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:29:56 +1000, "Nev.." <idiot.RemoveThis@mindless.com>
wrote:
   > > >
   > > > >Uncle Bully wrote:
   > > > >>
   > > > >> Is it ok to keep riding with a flat battery?
   > > > >> I got on the other day and got nothing. Luckily I live and work on
a hill so
   > > > >> I can easily push start it. Is it ok to keep doing this, or will a
dud
   > > > >> battery cause some damage somewhere along the way?
   > > > >
   > > > >Battery is only there to save you the trouble of cranking the engine
over by
   > > > >hand or using a hill to start it.
   > > >
   > > > Ummm - and to provide spark (which is really important when your
   > > > charging system is stuffed and you've still got 130 km to get home)
  > >
  > > As John Howard would point out that's a non core responsibility.
  > >
   > > > [memories of trying to remember to not touch brakes or indicators to
   > > > conserve as much battery power as possible]
  > >
  > > Errrr... wouldn't it have been easier just to unplug the wiring for
those
  > > lights?
 >
 > You may actually want to use them occasionally, depending on traffic
situation.
 >
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