How Do I Jump My Battery

[alanmcorcoran]

If you have a sketchy battery, it is definitely worth investing 30 minutes or so into learning how to "push" start the bike. There are detailed instructions on here elsewhere, so I won't repeat them. The thing is, it's kind of tricky to know just how bad your battery is, and if it poops out when you aren't home, it's not so easy to hook up the charger, tender or jumper cables. A slight downhill is pretty much all you need. The pro's recommend using third gear to start it, but I was able to start mine in any of the first three after some practice. When mine was acting up and stalling, I used to routinely restart it without pressing the starter button to conserve the battery power.

I have also re-started the Strat this way, but it requires a steeper hill.