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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by gotwages
He would have to charge it then tender it. A tender can charge a dead battery but it will take forrevvvverrrrr. A tender is meant to keep it up, not revive it. Just my two cents.
Yep...

And push starting a Newer Harley us a ticketable event!

However, I had a 68 fl that you had to park at the top of a hill if it was gonna get colder than 40 that night and you planned on it starting...ever.
 

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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 06:56 PM
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As someone else noted, if there's not enough juice in the battery to satisfy the computer, you're not going to push start ANYTHING with EFI.
 
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