Motorcycle battery charge?

[Greyd]

My motorcycle battery died. Is it ok to jump is with a car and cables?

Thanks

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Greyd
My motorcycle battery died. Is it ok to jump is with a car and cables?

Thanks

Don't do that unless it is a emargency. It will put a HARD load on the charging system of the bike, and they are not cheap, or easy to get to.

Put the battery on a slow charge and wait, much cheaper and safer.

 

[Greyd]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Greyd
My motorcycle battery died. Is it ok to jump is with a car and cables?

Thanks

Don't do that unless it is a emargency. It will put a HARD load on the charging system of the bike, and they are not cheap, or easy to get to.

Put the battery on a slow charge and wait, much cheaper and safer.

Unfortunately, the bike is sitting in a parking lot far away from home.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Greyd

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Greyd
My motorcycle battery died. Is it ok to jump is with a car and cables?

Thanks

Don't do that unless it is a emargency. It will put a HARD load on the charging system of the bike, and they are not cheap, or easy to get to.

Put the battery on a slow charge and wait, much cheaper and safer.

Unfortunately, the bike is sitting in a parking lot far away from home.

Well then let it stay hooked up to the car for a while liek 10min's or so, before you start it. And after it starts let it stay on the cables for another min. or 2. This will give the charging system of the bike a chance to catch up.

 

[blackdogdeek]

you could also just buy a new battery. how much are they these days?

 

[Jeff7181]

As long as they're both 12-14 volt systems it's fine. You could even just bring a car battery out... a neighbor use to keep a dead car battery around cause they worked fine for starting his old bike after a long winter.

*EDIT* And no, don't leave the cables hooked up after the bike starts... if you use jumper cables, and not just another battery, let it run for a couple minutes to charge the bike's battery up a bit until it will start... once the bike starts, disconnect the cables.

 

[Bulk Beef]

You can jump it off the car but DO NOT LET THE CAR RUN WHILE THE TWO BATTERIES ARE HOOKED TOGETHER.