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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 08:45 PM
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Just shift into second, pull in the clutch, push the bike as fast as you can, jump on dump the clutch and there you go. Should have started this post with have a roll back number written down and you cell phone with you since it's not a soft tail or smaller.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 08:51 PM
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I’ve been told a fuelinjected bike with a dead battery will not push start
 
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 08:58 PM
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A dead/dying battery also puts more stress on the charging system. Replace the battery at the first sign of weakness.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Vernal
Use the battery positive lug on the starter and any good ground on the frame. No need to remove the seat or get another cable.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris gibson
I’ve been told a fuelinjected bike with a dead battery will not push start
I was more making a joke about push starting a heavy bagger as apposed to say sporties or fxrs or dynas but point taken.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Lukas2336
Just shift into second, pull in the clutch, push the bike as fast as you can, jump on dump the clutch and there you go. Should have started this post with have a roll back number written down and you cell phone with you since it's not a soft tail or smaller.
nope, not gonna work. the electronics on the bike have a minimum voltage level. go below that, and no amount of pushing is going to fire that mother up....
 
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Originally Posted by Chris gibson
I’ve been told a fuelinjected bike with a dead battery will not push start
that’s correct, The computers need to come up, and pass self tests. The fuel pump needs to pressurize. Etc. all that isn’t happening by a push..
 
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Replacing the battery is a PITA? If that's what you think, you have other issues
 
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My battery was on it's way out and was not strong enough to start the bike, in a fit of rage/genius I removed all fuses that were not necessary for starting the bike to stop their draw on the battery. Bike struggled but started.
 
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Originally Posted by Vernal
Use the battery positive lug on the starter and any good ground on the frame. No need to remove the seat or get another cable.
you mean this bolt I assume....

Never had to jump but this is def a good tip.
Edit to add: saw this in a post above but read it after I posted.
 
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