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24-11-06, 05:10 PM
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Help! Flat battery..
Hi!
Washing the bike today and left the lights on for a bit. Sparkling bike all ready for a wee ride and so on I jump... only to find it wouldn't turn over  Tried a few times and the battery just became weaker ..  Can you jump start a bike or am I better to charge the battery? If so what's the best way to go about charging it up? Any advise would be much appreciated.. |
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24-11-06, 05:12 PM
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charge the batt up or jump it, get and optimate 3 charger its good to have one anyway come winter.
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24-11-06, 05:30 PM
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as above
 an optimate is a great bit of kit £30ish 
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24-11-06, 05:53 PM
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What's the best way to jump start? I'm quite small and the bike's a handfull at the best of times
Will go and invest in an Optimate but be good to know how to know jump start. Thanks for the advise.. |
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24-11-06, 05:55 PM
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jump start off a car battery with a set of jump leads
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24-11-06, 05:58 PM
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jump start it just like a car (you know how right?)and then stick it on a trickle charger(optimate or something like that ,starting with jump leads is easy ,no prob -to- ,+to+ and pref the car running ,itll fire up no prob
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24-11-06, 06:08 PM
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OK, off to try and jump start it now from my car. I tried to push start it earlier, in gear with clutch in but it didn't seem too happy (hence my reference to being wee! ). Hope I haven't done any damage??
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24-11-06, 06:10 PM
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I was getting jump start and push start mixed up!  
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24-11-06, 06:31 PM
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if you push (bump) start a bike and your not used to doing it letting the clutch out whilst on the throttle can be quite hairy
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24-11-06, 09:03 PM
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I'd had my SV650S (curvy) for 3 days when I had to be push started. I must admit it was quite an experience. It takes a damn good shove to fire 2 322.5cc cylinders into life. My poor brother who was pushing me was knackered
 Anyway it bumped in 2nd and started. I'm not sure if it works on the pointys due to them being fuel injected.
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