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Automotive & (especially) motorcycle lead-acid batteries don't do well when run down flat. (Also, a dead battery can freeze, possibly damaging the internal plates &/or cracking the case.) I have NO experience with the AGM batteries, though.
Your 23-mile commute should keep the battery mostly charged, as long as there are no long idling periods, say, lots of long stop lights.
I have a 2001 Toyota Highlander, bought used, & forgot to turn off the map light once, completely draining the battery. It came back when trickle charged, but cranked the starter more slowly than before. When load tested @ Carquest, it failed. When we put in new Carquest battery, the parts store owner said, "Hey, this is the factory OEM battery!". It had lasted for 12 years, but that one run-down finally killed it.
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