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Originally Posted by blaine
Make sure when you disconnect the "+" red terminal it does not contact any metal part of the bike.
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Good start. Maybe this is a good place for a reminder of proper techniques for working on batteries.
ALWAYS remove the cable from the negative (black, -) post first and insulate or tie it off so there is no way it can contact the post again; then you also insulate the negative post on the battery......unless you will be removing it from the bike immediately.
After that, you are relatively safe to do whatever you need to do......just so long as none of your tools touch that bare negative battery post.
Disclaimer: That is for negative ground vehicles. Some really old ones might be pos. ground as might be some really BIG equipment or trucks. I've never seen one though.