nigel99 151 #1 July 17, 2010 Arrived at work this morning (bad enough working on a Saturday and turned the key 1 step to far on the bike as Park is next to steering lock and I didn't notice. Long story short - went to go home and flat battery - the battery is a bit of a bitch to access (requires an alan key to remove the seat). So now I am stuck at work while the battery chargesExperienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,371 #2 July 17, 2010 Can't you push start it??"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #3 July 17, 2010 Quote Can't you push start it?? Depends on the bike..and where he is sitting ,how big they are, and if they know how! and HOW dead is the battery..(lotta If's) electronic ignitions require a lot of juice, not like the good ol Points models! So, How is the battery charging now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 151 #4 July 17, 2010 Quote Quote Can't you push start it?? Depends on the bike..and where he is sitting ,how big they are, and if they know how! and HOW dead is the battery..(lotta If's) electronic ignitions require a lot of juice, not like the good ol Points models! So, How is the battery charging now? I wouldn't even begin to try push starting my bike - it has less than 1500 miles on the clock lots of pretty plastic bits and about 90% chance that I would drop it trying. Also being full of electronics (R6) I am not even sure if you can as even the throttle is "fly by wire". I work in electronics so battery is charging from a benchtop power supply (answer to skyrider). All charged up and ready to go now.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #5 July 17, 2010 Sounds great...now go enjoy Saturday.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #6 July 17, 2010 BTW, this might be a good time to point out investing in a Batteryu tender,,that way a plug in is always available to charge the battery...since you are into electronis you can easially make an adapter that will fit any charger , that you keep in teh tool kit of the bike! My Old bike, (1942) is 6 volt...I have run it on lantern batteries more than once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #7 July 18, 2010 D'oh!! Poor little R6!! Bet you won't do that again!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
