As the weather begins to cool down and get cold...batteries can fail us while out on the road. I provide some tips to get you back on the road and watch until the end to catch the bonus tip and best and quickest method to get back on the road. Thanks for watching. Rick
You bet...not many know about this method so I thought I'd share it here. Thanks for watching. If you are a subscriber thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👊👍
Rick ,here is a little more info on the incident last week. Another rider in our group om a BMW S1000XR had starting issues at the beginning of the ride. I used my USB rechargeable battery back to connect to his under seat battery and get him started. At our first stop his bike would not start again. I was going to ride over near him but my BMW GS 650 would not start. To get to my battery requires seat removal (not a big deal) and the removal of a cover attached by 10 machine screws. That is a PAIN. Thanks for your advice to connect directly to my starter. That saved a lot of time and trouble. I was able to start my bike and the other one again with this little pack. I have since "discovered" (ie: read owners manual) that BMW installed a terminal under the seat to connect a 12 volt source to. The take away is" We should all carry these small chargers. They can charge your phone, be a flashlight or even start your car (personal experience again) We should know our bikes better. Thanks again Rick
Good Advice - I swapped out a battery today, and also carry two jump packs - I like your hit your starter approach as imagine stalling while reattaching the seat etc - ( about Battery Access otherwise, - provide a heavy duty cable lead that can be reached from under a quarter panel.. )
Thanks for watching and commenting. The direct to starter method works well and saves a lot of time and effort to get back on the road. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👍👊
Thanks Stan for watching and commenting. The HDVIBE Channel is primarily built around that very concept you mentioned. If you are already a subscriber to the channel...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed to the channel I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Thanks for your support and ride safe. 👊✌️👍
Great stuff. I lost my first battery last Friday as I was headed out to KRiver for Adam's wedding. I was delayed a few hours from leaving because I wanted a good battery before I got out to the camp. I didn't know about the last trick but now that I do, I will share the knowledge starting with my HOG group page.
Yes you never know when the battery is about to go sometimes. For me it's happen when I'm out on the road. The last tip is a big time savings for sure. Feel free to share the video with the chapter members. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👍👊🇺🇸
Got stuck on the road with a dead battery....had to get towed...put the battery on a volt meter and it showed 12.4 v....but it wouldn't even light the LCD dash....had the battery tested and it was junk!....so a thing to remember...just because you have 12v's....doesn't mean your battery is good!...great tips...thanks for sharing...stay safe...ride safe!!😎👍🤙👍🤙🇨🇦
Watching this video gave me flashbacks. I had a 1983 sportster in the mid 90s. I was putting a battery in that thing about once a yr. I had to push start that darn thing so many times. I rode it to Cleveland (from Columbus) one time and tried and tried to push start it without any success. Luckly I was near a mechanics garage and pushed it over to him. We hooked a jump box up and got me going. On the way home I stopped for gas and left it running. The gas station attendant said I had to turn it off before pumping the gas. I reluctantly turned it off. Fueled up and thank God it fired right up and I made a bee line home. I do not miss that old sportster. lol.
Congratulations on your milestone. You will beat 10k before you know it. When my battery died i was in the dealership parking lot, lucky me. Great video.
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Some great tips. I haven't heard of connecting right to the starter before. I do have a connector wired right to the battery I use for the battery tender. Do jump packs have a plug to connect to those? I should really add one of those to the saddlebag.
People often try to use the battery tender cable to jump a bike but what I have seen is the wire guage on the tender pigtail is too small to get enough juice to the battery to turn the starter. I do believe on the NOCO you can get a pigtail that goes direct to the battery and then to the jump pack. I believe it's an option that's not included in the base kit. Thanks for watching and ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
I'm so far behind on watching folks content after my holiday. Some really good tips and attaching your starter pack to the starter. Jeep up the great work Rick. Your channel is growing fast! Congrats on 2k.
Thanks Eric...I hope you enjoyed your time away to relax and recharge. This is important to keep our selves healthy and happy. I'm planning a bike trip in mid October to ride some of the awesome roads in Arkansas. Thanks for everything Eric. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👊👍🇺🇸
Rick, congrats on your new subscriber milestone!!! Getting 2k subscribers is a tremendous accomplishment and very well deserved. Keep up the great work 💯💯👍👍
I didn’t realize we had 2 bikes with battery issues. I carry that same GB40 in my saddlebag with my rain gear. It saves our backsides last year out in them middle of nowhere Indiana at a rest stop. Came out, and the battery was dead. Northern Tool - $100 minus the $20 off coupon makes it a no brainer.
Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing. Typically the trickle charger plug on the bikes will not handle that much power going through it and will blow a fuse or fry the cord. There are adapters you can connect direct tp the battery that you can leave on the bike and use when you need to jump the bike. I believe NOCO offers that as an accessory to their jump starters. I look forward to seeing your comments on other and future videos. Thanks for your support and ride safe. 👊✌️👍
NOCO GBX45 and secure a NOCO cable adapter directly to the battery. It’s plug n play for maintaining and also jump start with a push of a button. That noco is the older version which doesn’t have the capability.
As a new rider, I did not know that. So it was greatly appreciated since my battery is dead and needs to be jumped. So thank you HDVIBE for sharing what some may think is obvious.
Thanks RC. The objective of my channel is to provide value to the viewers. If I can share some knowledge that someone may not know, then I have accomplished that objective. If you are already a subscriber...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Ride safe and enjoy life on two wheels. ✌️👊👍
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G'day Mate, I've got a question for You, What would You recomend for using the direct starter motor method for the jump starter on the Harley Davidson Softail models? I have a 2015 Heritage Softail Classic, 103 cubic inch, (1698ccs) & the problem I have is that it, like all other Softail models, has a horseshoe shapped oil tank & the battery sits inside a little battery recess inside of that & the starter motor is underneath the engine oil tank, I can hardly even see it & it's impossible to get My fingers in there let alone My hand or any jumper leads, I got down there the other day with a torch, oops sorry, I mean a flashlight, I live in Australia so I use Australian terms for words, a torch is what We call a flashlight over here, anyway, with the light from the torch I could just see what looked like a cable with a bit of red plastic on the end of it & I'm assuming that it's the other end of the positive cable from the battery, but where it attaches to what I think might be the starter motor, it is on top of it & the bottom of the oil tank is sitting on top of that cable, so what do You think? is there a way to connect the jump starter to it? Or am I stuck with having to always take the seat off? I've had three Harleys in My lifetime, I have this one & before that I had a 1994 Road King, & My first Harley was a 1985 Softail standard, it only had a 4 speed gearbox & was chain drive but everything on it was so simple, it had a lever at the top of the back of the gearbox which worked the clutch & that the clutch cable was connected to, it made changing the clutch cable really easy, it also had a starter relay just near the back of the oil tank & if the battery was near flat I could still get the Bike started by putting a screwdriver across the two points on the starter relay, admittedly I got a couple of sparks but the Bike always started the first time, I think the sparks might have been because, touching the two points on the relay was probably just like touching the positive & negative terminals on the battery togegether with the screwdriver but I only had to do it a couple of times, I also rigged up a deadman switch to the relay as well & when I flicked the switch off it killed all the electrical power to the Bike, no engine start, no lights or signals, nothing, it was a great anti theft device, when I flicked the switch back on again, everything worked perfectly again, but anyhow I've sort of wandered off a bit there have'nt I? I can't see any starter relays on My Heritage Softail, I've looked all through My owners manual but, it does'nt tell Me much, it does'nt even mention the starter motor at all or show where it's located on the Bike, I'm just wondering if I can rig up an augzillary cable to the battery itself like the one that's used to charge the battery & attach the jump starter to that, without having to take the seat off first, would that work? or would it have to be connected directly to the battery or the starter motor?
Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm not familiar with the sottails starter set up or location. My suggestion is as your service department at your local dealership if that is the starter. As far as hooking a lead to the battery for jumping, typically the jump packs will include such a wire or at least have an optional one you can purchase. I'm pretty sure the NOCO brand jump boxes have that as an option. If you are already a subscriber to the channel...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed to the channel I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Thanks for your support and ride safe. ✌️👍👊
I had this experience, my battery die, i use plug booster from workshop and the result was to burn my audio and engine working badly thinking rectifier dead? No rectifier was ok after unplug audio because burn audio was cause this fault. Every 2 1/5 years change your battery.x
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Thanks for watching and commenting. While I'm not familiar with Royal Enfield motorcycles specifically, you should be able to jump from the starter connection as I discussed in the video. If you are already a subscriber to the channel...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed to the channel I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Thanks for your support and ride safe. ✌️👊👍
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate your time and support. If you are a subscriber thank you. If you have not yet subscribed, I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Ride safe. 👍👊
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Before this video was released I had asked Doc Harley about jumping from the starter instead of the battery and he gave me this answer, ''In my opinion, I would rather take the time to jump at the battery....Doc" for which I do not know why? I have asked him for his reasoning as to why not just jump from the starter as it only takes a few moments, as opposed to getting to the battery on some bikes as it may take some time. If he ever answers me I will let you know unless you have some idea?
@@HDVIBE Just found a video on a Police bike and he carries a battery pack in case his battery goes dead. I asked him how he jump starts his bike. We will see?
Yes must be grounded just like I showed in the video. If it's not grounded properly the NOCO won't actually engage to put power to the starter. Thanks for sharing. 👊👍🇺🇸
@@HDVIBEmy battery is a lost cause,been dead for awhile and haven't been in a position to replace it yet. I was given a used but maintained battery that is too large to fit into the battery compartment,could i use the good battery connected to the starter so I can atleast start the bike to keep things lubricated? Idk if it matters but the bike is an 08 1200 sportster. Thanks for the video and any info on my current situation.
@raycimbalnik5159 Thanks for watching and commenting. If you have jumper cables you should be able to connect the battery directly to the starter as I showed in the video to start the bike up. I'm not sure though if it will run after the start without a battery connected to the electrical system. If you are already a subscriber to the channel...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed to the channel I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Thanks for your support and hope you get the bike up and running. 👊👍✌️
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An alternator in a car puts approximately 14v to its battery no more than 14v will come off the car battery the same voltage that is put to the bikes battery from its charging system. So it will not fry anything
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Sorry to say I can not answer that question with 100% certainty as I'm not as familiar with the softball bikes. However it may be under the side panel...I think on the right side of the bike. I hope that points you in the right direction. Thanks for watching and ride safe. ✌️👍👊
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I just had this happen to me earlier.. I recently bought a 2001 Sporter with 3K miles and in pristine condition. Rode to the gas station, filled the gas and the hit start button.. It wouldn't start and made clicking noise... Got the vehicle towed to home and I see this video😂
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Thanks for watching. This was not a sponsored video and the jump pack is one I purchased and carry on my bike at all times. My channel is all based upon providing the viewers tips, tricks, rides , reviews and how to installs on Harley Davidson motorcycles. If a company does provide a product that is featured in the content, it is clearly noted as such in the video via you noting it is a paid sponsorship. Have a great day and ride safe. All the best in 2023. 👊👍
This guy talks WAY TOO MUCH! Jesus! 1:51 until he actually says something regarding the solution. And what's the point of that intro video AFTER his tutorial had already started?
Thanks for watching and commenting and joining the over 11,000 others that have watched the video for some practical tips on getting a bike started with a dead battery. I look forward to seeing your comments on other and future videos. I'll check out your videos for some tips on video production and style....oh you haven't ever posted a video. Thanks for your support and ride safe.
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Thank you for watching and subscribing to the channel. I look forward to seeing your comments on other and future videos. Thank you for the support and ride safe. 👍✌️👊
As the weather begins to cool down and get cold...batteries can fail us while out on the road. I provide some tips to get you back on the road and watch until the end to catch the bonus tip and best and quickest method to get back on the road. Thanks for watching. Rick
Thank you really oppreciate you...
@user-yb4ki5ps7i thank you. 👊👍✌️
Been riding a long time and the starter option was new to me too. Thank you.
You bet...not many know about this method so I thought I'd share it here. Thanks for watching. If you are a subscriber thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👊👍
Rick ,here is a little more info on the incident last week. Another rider in our group om a BMW S1000XR had starting issues at the beginning of the ride. I used my USB rechargeable battery back to connect to his under seat battery and get him started. At our first stop his bike would not start again. I was going to ride over near him but my BMW GS 650 would not start. To get to my battery requires seat removal (not a big deal) and the removal of a cover attached by 10 machine screws. That is a PAIN. Thanks for your advice to connect directly to my starter. That saved a lot of time and trouble. I was able to start my bike and the other one again with this little pack.
I have since "discovered" (ie: read owners manual) that BMW installed a terminal under the seat to connect a 12 volt source to.
The take away is"
We should all carry these small chargers. They can charge your phone, be a flashlight or even start your car (personal experience again)
We should know our bikes better.
Thanks again Rick
Thanks so much David for watching and commenting. Ride safe and I'll see you on the next one. Ride safe. 👊👍🇺🇸
Good Advice - I swapped out a battery today, and also carry two jump packs - I like your hit your starter approach as imagine stalling while reattaching the seat etc - ( about Battery Access otherwise, - provide a heavy duty cable lead that can be reached from under a quarter panel.. )
Thanks for watching and commenting. The direct to starter method works well and saves a lot of time and effort to get back on the road. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👍👊
That is a great idea. I never thought of that. I always do the bump start but I’m always on lighter bikes.
Thanks for watching. It's one of those things many people don't know. Ride safe. 👊👍
Hey I use the same jump pack. I keep it in my car and then take it out on the Dyna because that battery is on its last leg. Great video man!!!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. Ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
A Very Helpful Video. This will no doubt save a rider who’s not mechanically inclined a lot of time.
Thanks Stan for watching and commenting. The HDVIBE Channel is primarily built around that very concept you mentioned. If you are already a subscriber to the channel...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed to the channel I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Thanks for your support and ride safe. 👊✌️👍
Great stuff. I lost my first battery last Friday as I was headed out to KRiver for Adam's wedding. I was delayed a few hours from leaving because I wanted a good battery before I got out to the camp. I didn't know about the last trick but now that I do, I will share the knowledge starting with my HOG group page.
Yes you never know when the battery is about to go sometimes. For me it's happen when I'm out on the road. The last tip is a big time savings for sure. Feel free to share the video with the chapter members. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👍👊🇺🇸
Great tips Rick ! I really liked the tip to connect to the starter ! That’s a golden tip brother. Cheers, Eddie
Thanks Eddie. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Ride safe .👍👊
Got stuck on the road with a dead battery....had to get towed...put the battery on a volt meter and it showed 12.4 v....but it wouldn't even light the LCD dash....had the battery tested and it was junk!....so a thing to remember...just because you have 12v's....doesn't mean your battery is good!...great tips...thanks for sharing...stay safe...ride safe!!😎👍🤙👍🤙🇨🇦
That doesn't sound like a fun time on the road. Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate your support. Ride safe. 👍👊
Watching this video gave me flashbacks. I had a 1983 sportster in the mid 90s. I was putting a battery in that thing about once a yr. I had to push start that darn thing so many times. I rode it to Cleveland (from Columbus) one time and tried and tried to push start it without any success. Luckly I was near a mechanics garage and pushed it over to him. We hooked a jump box up and got me going. On the way home I stopped for gas and left it running. The gas station attendant said I had to turn it off before pumping the gas. I reluctantly turned it off. Fueled up and thank God it fired right up and I made a bee line home. I do not miss that old sportster. lol.
Now that's a story. Glad you are enjoying all the videos. ✌️👊👍
Congratulations on your milestone. You will beat 10k before you know it. When my battery died i was in the dealership parking lot, lucky me. Great video.
Thanks brother. I appreciate your kind words and support. Ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
Practically life-changing!
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I subribbed, and had to use this video yesterday when my 2020 Roadking had a deadbattery
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This worked great on my 2019 Street Glide. So much easier without removing the seat!
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Some great tips. I haven't heard of connecting right to the starter before. I do have a connector wired right to the battery I use for the battery tender. Do jump packs have a plug to connect to those? I should really add one of those to the saddlebag.
People often try to use the battery tender cable to jump a bike but what I have seen is the wire guage on the tender pigtail is too small to get enough juice to the battery to turn the starter. I do believe on the NOCO you can get a pigtail that goes direct to the battery and then to the jump pack. I believe it's an option that's not included in the base kit. Thanks for watching and ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
Congratulations for the 2,000 ! 🎉
Thanks Eddie. 👍👊
I'm so far behind on watching folks content after my holiday. Some really good tips and attaching your starter pack to the starter. Jeep up the great work Rick. Your channel is growing fast! Congrats on 2k.
Thanks Eric...I hope you enjoyed your time away to relax and recharge. This is important to keep our selves healthy and happy. I'm planning a bike trip in mid October to ride some of the awesome roads in Arkansas. Thanks for everything Eric. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👊👍🇺🇸
Rick, congrats on your new subscriber milestone!!! Getting 2k subscribers is a tremendous accomplishment and very well deserved. Keep up the great work 💯💯👍👍
Thanks so much Tom. I appreciate your support and kind words. Ride safe.👍👊🇺🇸
@@HDVIBE 💯💯👍👍👍👍
Thanks Tom. I appreciate it. Ride safe .👍👊🇺🇸
That's the direction I thought you were going to go but I wasn't too sure thanks
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Awesome video! Thanks for sharing! Have a great day my friend!
Thanks for watching. 👊👍
I subscribed! I am a new motorcycle owner, although I have a Honda. My battery died while it was in storage for winter.
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I didn’t realize we had 2 bikes with battery issues. I carry that same GB40 in my saddlebag with my rain gear. It saves our backsides last year out in them middle of nowhere Indiana at a rest stop. Came out, and the battery was dead. Northern Tool - $100 minus the $20 off coupon makes it a no brainer.
Thanks Andy. Yes we had two dead batteries Saturday...both BMWs. Thanks for watching and commenting. Ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
Just subscribed. Would it be possible to jumpstart through the trickle charger port/plug if you had an appropriate adapter?
Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing. Typically the trickle charger plug on the bikes will not handle that much power going through it and will blow a fuse or fry the cord. There are adapters you can connect direct tp the battery that you can leave on the bike and use when you need to jump the bike. I believe NOCO offers that as an accessory to their jump starters. I look forward to seeing your comments on other and future videos. Thanks for your support and ride safe. 👊✌️👍
Great video... I have the same jump pack. I installed a pigtail adapter under the seat. I like the starter method as a second option :-)
Thanks Richard for watching and for the additional tip. Ride safe and enjoy. 👍✌️👊
Great advice Rick, thanks
You bet Bob. Thanks for watching. Ride safe. 👊👍🇺🇸
NOCO GBX45 and secure a NOCO cable adapter directly to the battery. It’s plug n play for maintaining and also jump start with a push of a button. That noco is the older version which doesn’t have the capability.
Thanks for the additional information. I did buy that model a couple of years ago. Ride safe and enjoy the ride. 👍👊
@@HDVIBE u too. Good video
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Congrats on 2k bro! Great video and tip! 💯🤙
Thanks brother. I appreciate your continued support. Ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
I thought this was going to some stellar trick but it’s just someone pointing out the obvious and what everyone mostly knows.
Thanks for watching. Ride aafe. 👊👍🇺🇸
As a new rider, I did not know that. So it was greatly appreciated since my battery is dead and needs to be jumped. So thank you HDVIBE for sharing what some may think is obvious.
Thanks RC. The objective of my channel is to provide value to the viewers. If I can share some knowledge that someone may not know, then I have accomplished that objective. If you are already a subscriber...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Ride safe and enjoy life on two wheels. ✌️👊👍
*Big thumbs up friend.... Thank you so much for this beautiful video... Stay connected friend 🤝🙏*
Thanks for watching. 👍👊
Congratulations on 2k subs I told you will be big success now I can learn from you 😀✌️
Thanks Art for the kind words and continued support. I aporeciate it. Ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
@@HDVIBE always happy to help
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Great video! Excellent tips.
Thanks Bob. I appreciate the kind comment. Ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
Congratulations! Great tips as well!
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Nice sharing brother good morning
Thanks so much for watching. Ride safe. 👍👊
Wow great video.
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G'day Mate, I've got a question for You, What would You recomend for using the direct starter motor method for the jump starter on the Harley Davidson Softail models? I have a 2015 Heritage Softail Classic, 103 cubic inch, (1698ccs) & the problem I have is that it, like all other Softail models, has a horseshoe shapped oil tank & the battery sits inside a little battery recess inside of that & the starter motor is underneath the engine oil tank, I can hardly even see it & it's impossible to get My fingers in there let alone My hand or any jumper leads, I got down there the other day with a torch, oops sorry, I mean a flashlight, I live in Australia so I use Australian terms for words, a torch is what We call a flashlight over here, anyway, with the light from the torch I could just see what looked like a cable with a bit of red plastic on the end of it & I'm assuming that it's the other end of the positive cable from the battery, but where it attaches to what I think might be the starter motor, it is on top of it & the bottom of the oil tank is sitting on top of that cable, so what do You think? is there a way to connect the jump starter to it? Or am I stuck with having to always take the seat off? I've had three Harleys in My lifetime, I have this one & before that I had a 1994 Road King, & My first Harley was a 1985 Softail standard, it only had a 4 speed gearbox & was chain drive but everything on it was so simple, it had a lever at the top of the back of the gearbox which worked the clutch & that the clutch cable was connected to, it made changing the clutch cable really easy, it also had a starter relay just near the back of the oil tank & if the battery was near flat I could still get the Bike started by putting a screwdriver across the two points on the starter relay, admittedly I got a couple of sparks but the Bike always started the first time, I think the sparks might have been because, touching the two points on the relay was probably just like touching the positive & negative terminals on the battery togegether with the screwdriver but I only had to do it a couple of times, I also rigged up a deadman switch to the relay as well & when I flicked the switch off it killed all the electrical power to the Bike, no engine start, no lights or signals, nothing, it was a great anti theft device, when I flicked the switch back on again, everything worked perfectly again, but anyhow I've sort of wandered off a bit there have'nt I? I can't see any starter relays on My Heritage Softail, I've looked all through My owners manual but, it does'nt tell Me much, it does'nt even mention the starter motor at all or show where it's located on the Bike, I'm just wondering if I can rig up an augzillary cable to the battery itself like the one that's used to charge the battery & attach the jump starter to that, without having to take the seat off first, would that work? or would it have to be connected directly to the battery or the starter motor?
Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm not familiar with the sottails starter set up or location. My suggestion is as your service department at your local dealership if that is the starter. As far as hooking a lead to the battery for jumping, typically the jump packs will include such a wire or at least have an optional one you can purchase. I'm pretty sure the NOCO brand jump boxes have that as an option. If you are already a subscriber to the channel...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed to the channel I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Thanks for your support and ride safe. ✌️👍👊
I had this experience, my battery die, i use plug booster from workshop and the result was to burn my audio and engine working badly thinking rectifier dead? No rectifier was ok after unplug audio because burn audio was cause this fault. Every 2 1/5 years change your battery.x
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Is this same starter connection for Royal Enfield interceptor 650?
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Great Information Video!!
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Great video
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Great tips!
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Before this video was released I had asked Doc Harley about jumping from the starter instead of the battery and he gave me this answer, ''In my opinion, I would rather take the time to jump at the battery....Doc" for which I do not know why? I have asked him for his reasoning as to why not just jump from the starter as it only takes a few moments, as opposed to getting to the battery on some bikes as it may take some time. If he ever answers me I will let you know unless you have some idea?
I do not have any idea why he would say that. I've done this method on multiple bikes with no issues. Thanks for watching and ride safe. 👍👊🇺🇸
@@HDVIBE Just found a video on a Police bike and he carries a battery pack in case his battery goes dead. I asked him how he jump starts his bike. We will see?
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@@HDVIBE Here is his answer, Just.that.officer
''Starter and ground''.
Yes must be grounded just like I showed in the video. If it's not grounded properly the NOCO won't actually engage to put power to the starter. Thanks for sharing. 👊👍🇺🇸
Subscribed! Because I killed my battery 🤣🤦♀️☠️
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Can you do that trick with jumper cables as well?
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@@HDVIBE But do not start the vehicle you are jumping off of!
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@@HDVIBEmy battery is a lost cause,been dead for awhile and haven't been in a position to replace it yet. I was given a used but maintained battery that is too large to fit into the battery compartment,could i use the good battery connected to the starter so I can atleast start the bike to keep things lubricated? Idk if it matters but the bike is an 08 1200 sportster. Thanks for the video and any info on my current situation.
@raycimbalnik5159 Thanks for watching and commenting. If you have jumper cables you should be able to connect the battery directly to the starter as I showed in the video to start the bike up. I'm not sure though if it will run after the start without a battery connected to the electrical system. If you are already a subscriber to the channel...thank you. If you haven't yet subscribed to the channel I'd be honored if you'd consider doing so. Thanks for your support and hope you get the bike up and running. 👊👍✌️
Solid video
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An alternator in a car puts approximately 14v to its battery no more than 14v will come off the car battery the same voltage that is put to the bikes battery from its charging system. So it will not fry anything
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where's the starter bolt on Fatboy 2019?
Sorry to say I can not answer that question with 100% certainty as I'm not as familiar with the softball bikes. However it may be under the side panel...I think on the right side of the bike. I hope that points you in the right direction. Thanks for watching and ride safe. ✌️👍👊
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Before connecting to the battery, verify that you have a 12-volt lead-acid battery. The Hog Booster is not suitable for any other type of battery.
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I just had this happen to me earlier.. I recently bought a 2001 Sporter with 3K miles and in pristine condition. Rode to the gas station, filled the gas and the hit start button.. It wouldn't start and made clicking noise... Got the vehicle towed to home and I see this video😂
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Surprise surprise… advice turned to commercial…
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This guy talks WAY TOO MUCH! Jesus! 1:51 until he actually says something regarding the solution. And what's the point of that intro video AFTER his tutorial had already started?
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Why do you have the idiotic music playing while talking?
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