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Offline El Guapo

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Dead Battery Start
« on: October 18, 2009, 03:17:06 PM »
What is the correct starting procedure for a cb500 with a dead battery? Ive never had to do a push start before, but recent battery troubles make me think that its pretty inevitable. Thanks in advance for you help.
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Re: Dead Battery Start
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2009, 04:10:17 PM »
Hello -

These bikes have battery excited ignitions, they will
not start with a dead battery no matter how far
you push it.


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Re: Dead Battery Start
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2009, 04:53:33 PM »
No wonder. I though maybe I was just doing it incorrectly. Oh well, its charging now. Thanks.
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Re: Dead Battery Start
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2009, 05:01:56 PM »
You can jump start it from a car battery using cables. Car engine not running.
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Re: Dead Battery Start
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2009, 05:18:05 PM »
as long as u have some kind of indicator light able to be lit up u should have enough power to bump it... and incase u havnt figured it out u have to be in nuetral to kick it
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Re: Dead Battery Start
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2009, 06:57:39 PM »
Hmmm... Theres enough juice in the battery to light up the indicators and a dim headlight, but it still won't start up with the kickstart. I wonder if the problem is something else and not the battery.
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Re: Dead Battery Start
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2009, 06:59:01 PM »
Kill switch in the right position?
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Re: Dead Battery Start
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2009, 07:04:15 PM »
Yea, the switch is in the run position. The kickstart just seems to be little more finicky than the push button.
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Re: Dead Battery Start
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2009, 07:05:08 PM »
pull the choke too( i used to forget)
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