The key to push starting this bike is getting the engine on the exhaust stroke (and finding a hill to go down).

You can do this by putting it in a big gear, push it forward until you can operate the decomp lever by hand.

This will keep the engine from locking up when you try to start it.

BTW, pushing it backwards will cause the starter clutch to engage and can cause teeth to break or the supporting bosses in the case to break.  

This is a MAJOR repair.

akhsha wrote on 04/05/22 at 10:43:04:


The EarthX also has the BMS

https://earthxbatteries.com/

Lithium batteries don't self-discharge much at all.  You shouldn't need a tender.  

I have never charged or used a tender on my batteries and I never disconnect them for the winter.  They really are batteries for dummies...as long as you remember to turn the key off.  

LiIon batteries are "cool" - but their uniqueness is not desirable for everyone.

I put A LiIon battery in the Cafe' bike as it is light, small, and that worked well for me to fabricate a way to get the battery out of sight.

For my other bikes with factory battery boxes....I buy AGM batteries as they are affordable and easy to replace when needed.

For the Savage I am currently building - I am likely going to use a common size AGM battery and mount it down under the swingarm on the muffler mount.  This will allow me to get a replacement if I am out touring somewhere and the battery needs replaced.  Buying a unique LiIon battery by mail order is not all that convenient - and may strand you in some remote town if the battery box you build will only accept a small LiIon battery. (I did have a friend who was riding 3 states from home and his alternator went out.  He bought a car battery and strapped it onto his luggage rack, ran jumper wires to the factory battery terminals, disconnected his headlight - and then he was able to ride home with the big battery supplying his power needs).