MOPED ARMY

Yes , the battery should be fully charged before being put into service .

The charging systems in these bikes are marginal , at best .

Here's an AGM that won't put nearly as big a dent in your wallet :

https://www.ebay.com/itm/6V-4-5AH-SLA-Battery-Replaces-UB645-ELB06042-YT-645-PS-640-3FM4-5-CP645/141713116793?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item20fec28e79:g:kxMAAOSww~VeL4rA&enc=AQAFAAACcBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickk7d4nremBkvNKtcC0ZwqXDHEhn7P1ErrwCy6P4JX2neHE6XWtBvNBSWCHm5Ea9CT8vHOVS7i5XX38pHeBiU0QBt2FT4Z%2FM1gq84HYSSEFN2gVfISKUo6n4jtp39LfiKfZsTsEA4Sokd7jlglpDTSDtArCZGycZXfdFaacZs8flqStHipbo7pHYvlXX1gGO3smNvsQ%2F5ANWxpvXxpIBnvJFZt7Z%2BnUioPIO22jZO%2B%2BN0yQZkNr3BRY9wvSE2MyysOtl2cviII%2FnJVs58gwacP38QHDT6bJh9TXs6r3OioNW4MCXVJqM93%2BssTFjgc2Gipb64iXnM74HpR4w1fZ4LMsGA7WOF9SDcNEemMEoEtDrwgyYqfAqremj0%2FxwLISkZmQKMZIlH0UBoC5VqJwpnG6YeFqy3r8ZmX48L0r3b5AfxyrdTAW6ZunqFEFVN%2FrI5dU28m%2BTvk27%2BQ5nMZeCTfxSc8hBqbEEPzz3dptAN3xb0Y3IOa6uofWZgAVwh6tCECE2Z%2FmtuYcRTemkVJ9pfEx9kxSLZ94o5rcyGXM8gPBQc9ZV7GoElei0UnI0d74H4nMihFqzC%2BIEt4DvAd5GWI1gYzVyEfuyLNdQdsjjXOUpbDHlD1cg68%2BdtJyxZ74sHOYcwkxCj7xtXIE3vu8V0ydRg97c4md%2FJD67laEtcyCk5peqYdFnvrqcI8l3kpWqz8oHnp21k5UERsNoC8SueQwLZmSaciPnJlGSTvUfXdtEzGAHeW%2F1k1oSGxvbA6T04s3aF7iaLsxaSGGLfewBjGyjw%3D%3D&checksum=14171311679394277f9c288c42e38acc2a3ed3731777 (edited)