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SAVAGESOLDIER Junior Member Offline Couldn't think of nothin' cool.... Posts: 52 Roscommon, Mi Gender:	jumpin a battery 05/30/09 at 08:15:51 can i jump it with a car battery of will that f things up?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: jumpin a battery Reply #1 - 05/30/09 at 11:29:36 U can take a battery to an auto parts store. They will test it, charge it if need be, etc. Wal mart too.Tho they have screwed up for me.
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Re: jumpin a battery
Reply #2 - 05/30/09 at 14:17:02

Yes you can jump from any 12 V - ground battery. As long as you go + to + and do that first: then go good battery - to bike frame or ground strap bolt so if it sparks it will do it away from any gases around the discharged battery. won't need real heavy duty cables like you would for a car/truck. Also can use a booster pak, for that I use a long phillips screwdriver with a piece of tubing slid down from the tip to almost the handle. Use it like an extension of the + booster cable and you won't even have to take off the seat. Will need a helper to do the starting drill on the bike while you hold the screwdriver tip on the + battery terminal. Max

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Reply #3 - 05/30/09 at 19:46:37

Max_Morley wrote on 05/30/09 at 14:17:02:

I use a long phillips screwdriver with a piece of tubing slid down from the tip to almost the handle. Use it like an extension of the + booster cable and you won't even have to take off the seat. Will need a helper to do the starting drill on the bike while you hold the screwdriver tip on the + battery terminal. Max

Nice tid bit right there.

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PTRider Senior Member Offline Posts: 397	Re: jumpin a battery Reply #4 - 05/30/09 at 20:10:23 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/30/09 at 11:29:36: U can take a battery to an auto parts store. They will test it, charge it if need be, etc. Wal mart too.Tho they have screwed up for me. They'll probably charge it too fast. No more than 2 amps! Charging too fast shortens the life of the battery...if it has any life left in it.
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: jumpin a battery Reply #5 - 05/30/09 at 22:34:04 If you intend to jump from a car/truck/van/etc DO NOT TURN ON THE 4 WHEELED VEHICLE.
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: jumpin a battery Reply #6 - 05/31/09 at 18:02:13 BurnPgh wrote on 05/30/09 at 22:34:04: If you intend to jump from a car/truck/van/etc DO NOT TURN ON THE 4 WHEELED VEHICLE. And disconnect as soon as it starts. If it stops when you disconnect, you have more serious problems. Phelonius
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