Battery Terminal Care

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Terminal corrosion is most commonly found on lead acid car batteries because they're not externally vented. Acids tend to collect around the top of the battery and when it contacts the terminals, corrosion happens.

Bike batteries have an external vent which connects to a vent tube, that runs to the bottom of the bike. Since gasses and acids get vented away from the terminals, corrosion is usually not a problem.

I usually use some dielectric grease on car battery terminals, but I don't bother on the bikes. It's never been a problem.

Note : I replaced the AGM in my CB11 with a lithium-ion battery which should make this a real non-issue

There you go, a detailed explanation