Gyrobob
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Some thoughts:
1. If your battery is dead from leaving a load on the battery for too long,.. just take the load off the battery and go away for an hour. Sometimes the battery will recover enough to kick the motor over a few times, which might be enough to get it started assuming your bike is in good enough tune to start like a stock Savage. Mine only needs about 2 revs to get running when cold with the enrichener on.
2. Some of us have power outlets rigged to the battery for various purposes like heated vests, GPS, battery chargers, etc. The power outlet makes it easy to get to the battery, electrically speaking,.. without having to take stuff apart to get to the battery.
-- For the future, install something like that and when you get into another dead battery situation, just hook up jumper cables (or other wire) from a car battery (or other big battery) to the power outlet and wait 20 minutes. That’ll recharge your battery enough to make the motor kick over a few times.
-- If you can wait for a while, just leave the big battery hooked up for a long time and get reasonable recharge.
-- Don’t try to start the thing with the jumper cables hooked up to the power outlet,… you might fry the skinny power outlet wires.
-- If a battery charger is available, and you have the time, put it on a low rate charge, and come back in a few hours. Charging at a high rate sulphates the plates.
3. Push start the thing like Morgii suggested. If popping it into 2nd gear makes the rear tire skid, try 3rd. Also, use the starter button when you pop the clutch – maybe your battery has enough juice to operate the decompression solenoid which will make it a LOT easier for the rear tire to spin the engine over.
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