How To Jump A Bike Battery

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How to jump a bike battery. How to jump start a dead battery on a motorcycle with a car. Racq tech boss and suzuki bandit tragic steve spalding warns against jumping straight into jump starting your bike. In this video we show you how to properly jump start your bike using either a set of old school cables or a modern lithium ion jumper box want to add a deltran portable power pack to your. The device connects to a standard power outlet and provides a fast jump start.
If your bike s battery dies in your garage you can use a plug in battery jump starter. You only need items to take cover off motorcycle battery to get to the terminals and a pair of jumper cables. Please note that while jump starting a dead motorcycle battery can get you out of a jam it should only be used when other options such as a battery tender float charger slow charger etc are. This really should only be done if no other method is possible.
You will risk damaging the battery and or the bike s electrical system because car batteries have much higher amperage electrical current strength than. Follow me on. Instead of needing a simple jump you could end up with much deeper more serious. Using a car battery to jump start a motorcycle isn t typical or ideal but it can help get you home or to a mechanic in a pinch.
Before you start the bike with the dead battery start the motorcycle with the good battery. You leave a car turned off to minimize the chances the more powerful car battery will damage your motorcycle s battery but this precaution isn t necessary in a bike to bike jump start.