Push start
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Road Warrior
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Push start
Did a quick search and didn't find the answer.
Can the Rushmores be push started?
Had a dead battery from trailer towed and a buddy offered to push start. I declined thinking I recall saying they can't be do to hyd clutch.
Is that correct and if so why?
Can the Rushmores be push started?
Had a dead battery from trailer towed and a buddy offered to push start. I declined thinking I recall saying they can't be do to hyd clutch.
Is that correct and if so why?
Road Master
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With a fuel injected ECM controlled motorcycle you won't get any fuel or spark if the battery is truly dead. If you have enough power in the battery to cycle the fuel pump and fire the ignition but not enough to crank it over you should be able to push start it OK. The hydraulic clutch should not be an issue, I've push started carbureted bikes with hydraulic clutches before.
Last edited by rwven; Feb 9, 2016 at 01:21 PM.
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I don't believe the hydraulic clutch has anything to do with it. What you do need is some battery to provide the spark to start the bike.So if the battery is dead,the bike is not going to fire. Old bikes with magnetos could be push started with a dead battery.
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Road Warrior
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Thanks. Yes, googled the security syst. knowing that it was the cause of the drain, and ran across the transport mode. Battery was still fully charged on return trip with that bit of info.
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Something to consider:
Cheap insurance to cover unexpected battery issues. Also while this, just the battery pack and the alligator clips are kept in my bag when ridding the bike, i also keep it handy when we are expecting bad, power outage type storms. This pack will safely keep your phone charged, as the picture shows it comes with several charger adapters. I normally recharge the pack every 4 months.
Cheap insurance to cover unexpected battery issues. Also while this, just the battery pack and the alligator clips are kept in my bag when ridding the bike, i also keep it handy when we are expecting bad, power outage type storms. This pack will safely keep your phone charged, as the picture shows it comes with several charger adapters. I normally recharge the pack every 4 months.
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Just remember this for a modern computer controlled fuel injected bike.
The battery has to have enough juice to allow the ECM and fuel pump to operate.
Without that, you can push that bike all over Kingdom Come and back, and it won't start.
Unlike a Carb bike where you only need gravity to flow fuel into the float bowl, a fuel injected bike requires very high fuel pressure to the injectors. This requires the "electric" fuel pump to be running and a signal from the ECM to pulse the injector.
So, those saying they push started their fuel injected bike really didn't have a dead battery.
It might have been low enough that it wouldn't turn the starter over, but it had enough juice to run the fuel pump and injectors.
The battery has to have enough juice to allow the ECM and fuel pump to operate.
Without that, you can push that bike all over Kingdom Come and back, and it won't start.
Unlike a Carb bike where you only need gravity to flow fuel into the float bowl, a fuel injected bike requires very high fuel pressure to the injectors. This requires the "electric" fuel pump to be running and a signal from the ECM to pulse the injector.
So, those saying they push started their fuel injected bike really didn't have a dead battery.
It might have been low enough that it wouldn't turn the starter over, but it had enough juice to run the fuel pump and injectors.
