Portable battery charger

[hymnz]

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Does anyone in GTA have a portable battery charger to hook up to a dead motorcycle battery I can borrow? Can't use a standard one as we don't have sockets in our condo parking.

Asking for a friend.

 

[Scuba Steve]

Does anyone in GTA have a portable battery charger to hook up to a dead motorcycle battery I can borrow? Can't use a standard one as we don't have sockets in our condo parking.

Asking for a friend.

You can jump it with any car

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[jdmsteR]

How low is the battery? Could the bike be bump started?

 

[Lightcycle]

If you need it charged and you do have a wall-charger, just remove the battery and charge it in your condo.

 

[GreyGhost]

How low is the battery? Could the bike be bump started?

On that note, what level of the parking garage are you on? Rolling down a ramp is a lot easier than run and jump on.

EDIT:
IIRC, he has a scooter with CVT. If that's the case, I don't think a bump start works.

 

[hymnz]

On that note, what level of the parking garage are you on? Rolling down a ramp is a lot easier than run and jump on.

EDIT:
IIRC, he has a scooter with CVT. If that's the case, I don't think a bump start works.

Not for me.. It's for a friend--ninja 300. Hasn't been turned on in 2 years apparently.

 

[guzzirider]

I would put money on the bike will need a new battery if it has been dead that long.
Is the parking heated?
Then there will be the issue of stale gas.

 

[hymnz]

I would put money on the bike will need a new battery if it has been dead that long.
Is the parking heated?
Then there will be the issue of stale gas.

Yep, it's very likely that the gas and battery need to be swapped. If the thing starts up, they are planning to sell it too. I'll update here on what's what.

 

[mimico_polak]

Take a volt meter to it first and check if it’s even worth trying.

I’m sure someone here can say ‘if it’s below X volts it won’t fire up ever again’.

 

[GreyGhost]

Take a volt meter to it first and check if it’s even worth trying.

I’m sure someone here can say ‘if it’s below X volts it won’t fire up ever again’.

I wouldnt bother. With the new info, I would pull the battery. Properly charge it and load test it before I worry about the bike. Even if a lithium pack jump started it, the poor tiny charging system on a 300 trying to bring a battery back from zero is unwise when there are other easy options.

 

[Lightcycle]

Take a volt meter to it first and check if it’s even worth trying.

I’m sure someone here can say ‘if it’s below X volts it won’t fire up ever again’.

More a function of how long it's been sitting dead rather than the current voltage reading.

Deep sulfation sets in over time. If a battery's only been dead for a few days, it can probably be revived. If it's been sitting dead for two years, then yeah, then it's a trip to the motorcycle store.

 

[guzzirider]

Yep, it's very likely that the gas and battery need to be swapped. If the thing starts up, they are planning to sell it too. I'll update here on what's what.

Too save you the hassle of dealing with all the A-holes on Marketplace that are going to low-ball the price I will offer $300.00 as is!

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