SuzukiSavage.com - Quick Battery Question

Mattdw Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Frisco, TX Gender:	Quick Battery Question 07/28/11 at 08:08:52 Going to look at an '07 S40 tonight that has a dead battery. It's been sitting for almost a year. I'm going to jump start it. I already have an '02 Savage and the +pos terminal is on the side of the bike with the key and the petcock. Can someone confirm conclusively the same is true on the '07 ? Many Thanks! Matt
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Re: Quick Battery Question
Reply #1 - 07/28/11 at 08:18:40

That sounds right, however, when I jumped mine I just skipped the battery altogether.

Hooked the negative to the frame for ground, turned the key on, held the clutch and touched the positive cable to the post on the starter. Jumper cables have great big clamps and those posts are itty bitty. Of course, if you had a set of cables made for a bike things might be different.

Just my $0.02 worth. Take it for what it's worth and I am sure someone else will chime in with more (and maybe better) information.

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Reply #2 - 07/28/11 at 08:53:51

Nothing is conclusive because you don't know what the previous owner did to the bike. Just because there is a red rubber sleeve around the terminal doesn't mean jack. You have to look on the battery for the big + sign. It's 3 screws MAX to access it. If not, use the above method to jump start. Take the extra 2 minutes and play it safe.

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Re: Quick Battery Question
Reply #3 - 07/28/11 at 09:10:23

prechermike wrote on 07/28/11 at 08:18:40:

That sounds right, however, when I jumped mine I just skipped the battery altogether.

Hooked the negative to the frame for ground, turned the key on, held the clutch and touched the positive cable to the post on the starter. Jumper cables have great big clamps and those posts are itty bitty. Of course, if you had a set of cables made for a bike things might be different.

Just my $0.02 worth. Take it for what it's worth and I am sure someone else will chime in with more (and maybe better) information.

Thats an awesome freaking idea!

Thanks!

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Re: Quick Battery Question
Reply #4 - 07/28/11 at 10:42:09

Mattdw wrote on 07/28/11 at 08:08:52:

Going to look at an '07 S40 tonight that has a dead battery. It's been sitting for almost a year.
I'm going to jump start it.
I already have an '02 Savage and the +pos terminal is on the side of the bike with the key and the petcock.
Can someone confirm conclusively the same is true on the '07 ?

Many Thanks!
Matt

I'm "positive" Cheesy

that the negative terminal is on the left side of the bike where the key and petcock are located. Therefore the positive terminal is on the right side. This is true unless for some reason you or somebody used a different battery or modified the set-up.

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Re: Quick Battery Question
Reply #5 - 07/28/11 at 10:51:19

Mattdw wrote on 07/28/11 at 08:08:52:

Going to look at an '07 S40 tonight that has a dead battery. It's been sitting for almost a year.
I'm going to jump start it.
I already have an '02 Savage and the +pos terminal is on the side of the bike with the key and the petcock.
Can someone confirm conclusively the same is true on the '07 ?

Many Thanks!
Matt

The positive terminal on mine is on the right side of the bike, the side with the toolbox, not the side with the ignition switch. I just checked the Clymer manual and it shows it to be that way.

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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: Quick Battery Question Reply #6 - 07/28/11 at 12:01:22 I guess every battery MUST have it stamped where + and - are?? It's not in fuorescent writing, but... should be visible enough. Check the old battery.
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