Jump Start from another bike?
Hi all,
Was out on the trail a while ago when the battery died, with no kick start, and wet conditions it was very hard to push start. Was thinking would I be able to "jump start" my bike from another bike with its engine running, by simply running some leads to the battery on the donor bike? Thanks |
i dont see why not
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Of course. Make a small jumper cable set and keep it on the bike.
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Works great, just remember if you jumpstart off of a car or truck, make sure the car or truck is NOT running....just use the battery power from it.
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Originally Posted by ricknzep
(Post 450060)
Works great, just remember if you jumpstart off of a car or truck, make sure the car or truck is NOT running....just use the battery power from it.
Oh, a kickstart is not terribly expensive to add. Batteries can fail as you have discovered and what if you're alone? |
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I made a smaller set for the Grand Canyon trip for the ST 1300 and the BMW 1150, but for the dual sports I have a compact direct 12v accessory plug in set. It works great! I ran the battery down on the wifes bike and then plugged in the cable, let it run for 5 minutes, and then hit the starter button and she fired right up!
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Originally Posted by Highbeam
(Post 450076)
I've never heard of such a thing. Why on earth not let the other engine run? If you're not careful here you will have two dead engines.
Oh, a kickstart is not terribly expensive to add. Batteries can fail as you have discovered and what if you're alone? |
You want the vehicle off when jump starting a motorcycle from a car/truck....your motorcycle is not designed to handle 14.5 volts through the starter circuit. i have seen it blow out every lightbulb on the bike and cause other issues. i am a service advisor at a large multiline dealer...yam.kaw.suz.hond. and have seen this cause problems many times. Not every time however....so please don't write back about how you have done it a "million" times...I don't really care...just trying to give good advice.
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Aren't you supposed to ground the negative jumper to a solid ground and not through the "donor" battery terminal ?
I'm no electrician but i'm pretty sure NOT doing that is how people burn **** up. |
Originally Posted by wildcard
(Post 450136)
Aren't you supposed to ground the negative jumper to a solid ground and not through the "donor" battery terminal ?
I'm no electrician but i'm pretty sure NOT doing that is how people burn **** up. |
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