jump start, no battery access
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jump start, no battery access
Ok I tried using the battery tender hookup to help a guy with a dead battery. I knew it was a way too small wire for this but he was desperate and I thought maybe it would work for the few seconds it would take. WRONG!! Good deeds never go unpunished is the phrase I think. Smoke came out almost immediately so I disconnected but not before the hot wire was melted. So someone came along with one of those portable chargers and got him going. As nice as those are I don't really want to carry one for just in case. Question is how would you jumpstart a bike without taking off the seat and getting to the posts? Best I can think of is add a couple of beefy cables to the posts with ends I can cap off. Kind of a heavy duty battery tender hook up. Any other suggestions other than take off the seat?
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Ok I tried using the battery tender hookup to help a guy with a dead battery. I knew it was a way too small wire for this but he was desperate and I thought maybe it would work for the few seconds it would take. WRONG!! Good deeds never go unpunished is the phrase I think. Smoke came out almost immediately so I disconnected but not before the hot wire was melted. So someone came along with one of those portable chargers and got him going. As nice as those are I don't really want to carry one for just in case. Question is how would you jumpstart a bike without taking off the seat and getting to the posts? Best I can think of is add a couple of beefy cables to the posts with ends I can cap off. Kind of a heavy duty battery tender hook up. Any other suggestions other than take off the seat?
I've never done it with a Harley, but I have used battery tender cables to jump start a Kawasaki Ninja. But I first reversed polarity on one bike, then connected the two together, and instead of trying immediately to jump start them I left the good bike running for about 15 minutes to charge the dead bikes battery a bit and then the dead bike started. It did blow the fuse in one of the bikes battery tender cable.
And I don't know why you don't want to remove the seat. It's one screw on a Sportster.
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cacomly (03-25-2019)
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I carry one of those jump start batteries you mentioned and installed a cable just for that purpose. With a supplied adapter it doubles as a cable for my batter tender. The batteries are small and you can either jump start yourself or someone else if needed, including a car or a truck. I also have a set of jumper cables for the bike. On my 2006 I can access the positive terminal of the battery with just opening the side cover.
I understand your not wanting to carry one, but they are handy. I charge mine maybe once or twice a year.
I agree, but I had to think about that for a moment. I guess the coffee it just starting to take effect
I understand your not wanting to carry one, but they are handy. I charge mine maybe once or twice a year.
How did you connect them? If you just plugged 2 battery tender cables together you crossed the wires and put one bikes positive to the others negative.
I've never done it with a Harley, but I have used battery tender cables to jump start a Kawasaki Ninja. But I first reversed polarity on one bike, then connected the two together, and instead of trying immediately to jump start them I left the good bike running for about 15 minutes to charge the dead bikes battery a bit and then the dead bike started. It did blow the fuse in one of the bikes battery tender cable.
And I don't know why you don't want to remove the seat. It's one screw on a Sportster.
I've never done it with a Harley, but I have used battery tender cables to jump start a Kawasaki Ninja. But I first reversed polarity on one bike, then connected the two together, and instead of trying immediately to jump start them I left the good bike running for about 15 minutes to charge the dead bikes battery a bit and then the dead bike started. It did blow the fuse in one of the bikes battery tender cable.
And I don't know why you don't want to remove the seat. It's one screw on a Sportster.
Last edited by cacomly; 03-25-2019 at 08:45 AM.
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How did you connect them? If you just plugged 2 battery tender cables together you crossed the wires and put one bikes positive to the others negative.
I've never done it with a Harley, but I have used battery tender cables to jump start a Kawasaki Ninja. But I first reversed polarity on one bike, then connected the two together, and instead of trying immediately to jump start them I left the good bike running for 15 minutes to charge the dead bikes battery a bit and then the dead bike started. It did blow the fuse in one of the bikes battery tender cable.
And I don't know why you don't want to remove the seat. It's one screw on a Sportster.
I've never done it with a Harley, but I have used battery tender cables to jump start a Kawasaki Ninja. But I first reversed polarity on one bike, then connected the two together, and instead of trying immediately to jump start them I left the good bike running for 15 minutes to charge the dead bikes battery a bit and then the dead bike started. It did blow the fuse in one of the bikes battery tender cable.
And I don't know why you don't want to remove the seat. It's one screw on a Sportster.
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