Doc Harley Talks: How to Jumpstart a Motorcycle / DIY Tool for Starting Your Motorcycle
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- čas přidán 28. 12. 2022
- This week, Doc responds to the question, "How do I jumpstart my Harley" with Omar's tool!
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Look at you Doc, trying to help people out and all...What is the world coming to? 😉 Thanks for everything you do Doc.
Thank you Doc for sharing my suggestion. Hope it helps those that need it. They also call me Caretaker.
Thank you for your idea….Doc
Thank you Omar. I am surprised JP cycles hasn’t started selling the jumper yet.
🤯I ran out to the garage right after watching this video. I insulated mine with an old bicycle inner tube.
Hi Doc, great idea. Just one suggestion - your tool touches the starter stud at a single point, and there's a lot of current (100 amps +) flowing through that tiny contact point when you hit the starter button. I would suggest filing a narrow V instead of a circular notch on the end. Now you have two points of contact instead of one, and the narrow V angle increases the contact force. Both features make it less likely to leave a burn mark on the stud. Other than that, an excellent tool to have handy.
I like your suggestion….Doc
I was stranded on my 2018 Road King about 4 weeks ago. It was a very cold day mid 20's if I recall, and I went into a phone store and forgot to switch of the ignition switch! When I came out about 75 minutes later the bike was clicking and making weird noises. It was totally dead. I called a local dealer and asked advice and they told it could be jumped and where the starter stud was. They said if you jump from a car DO NOT leave the car on. I started walking to a parts store to get cables but was able to reach someone that had a portable booster box. They came over and it started right away. one clamp on the stud another clamp on the frame. I put it on a tender when I got home and the battery has been fine ever since. LESSON LEARNED. Happy New Year everybody and thanks for another great vid Doc! I'll have to make one of these just to have in my bag. I was able to reach the starter stud on my bike without any problem.
Thanks,,,love these Tech tips,,, Aussie boy
Yeah, if you jump another car, the way to do it is to hook up the jumper cables, start the donor car and let it run (perhaps revving it to 2000 rpm or so for better charging) for 5 or 10 minutes to help build up the charge in the dead battery. Then TURN OFF the donor car and try to start the car with the dead battery. Otherwise, when the car with the dead battery starts, the sudden voltage spike from its alternator can fry computer components, or at least confuse them into malfunctioning.
I have a Buture jump pack .Good thing about the Buture is it will transfer the power from the Buture to the bike battery .You don't need to jump start , just plug it in to your charge cable ( i put one one my battery for my garage optimate 7 day 24 hour chargerv)
And after say 15 / 20 mins just disconnect the Buture and start the bike with nothing connected .it works same in a car except you plug it in the cig lighter socket ( it comes with all the adaptors ) sit in the car for say 15 / 20 mins pull it out of the cig socket and start the car .its a portable jump start come charger .
@@John-ob7dhpm😊
This is one of my worries. Bc with the newer Harley anyone could just come by and turn the power switch on and walk away ( when you’re not there ) Then you’d return to a dead battery bike.
Thanks Doc, in my 40 years of riding experience I have learned 1 crucial thing, you have to know your Harley like a U.S. Marine knows his rifle, if you don't your setting your self up for walking a long distance.
OooRah….Doc
I can’t understand why Harley Davidson doesn’t install a jumpstart pigtail like they do the charging tender pigtail. NOCO makes one, easy, safe and cheap. NOCO makes the HD branded chargers and jumper already. The jumper pigtail plugs right into the jump box. It’s just a fact of life your going to have a dead battery on the road at some time with a machine no matter how well you take care of your battery. Having to disassemble half of the bike to jumpstart it is ridiculous and could be impossible requiring a tow truck instead of a jumpstart. I have the NOCO jump pigtail on both my Softails.
Would you Email me photos of your set up?…..Doc
You are talking about the same company that doesn't put heel/toe shifter on $40K bikes. They are probably trying to figure out how to sell big twins with one cylinder and then raising the price for their new weight saving package.
Definitely a new addition to the tool kit 👌 Thanks Doc
So simple but yet effective in a pinch. Thanks Doc 👍
That's a fantastic idea. Thank you again Doc Harley for sharing what seems to be a infinite amount of knowledge. Keep em coming. Happy new year to you and yours.
Thanks Doc! I like the out of the box thinking👍🏻
I put an Anderson Power Products plug on my bike. 120 amp capacity. Plug in a jumper cable set.
Please send me photos to our Email…Doc
This is such a great series. Thank you Doc.
I carry the plain non HD branded Noco booster with me but never used it, now I'll have to look @ my bikes & check.
I have saddlebag power ports & SAE to cigarette lighter adapter to charge but I like this better.
Great tip. I made something similar a few years ago. Take snips and cut a v shaped notch at the end instead of using a file to make rounded groove. Thanks!!
Instead of a semi circle at the end perhaps a v shape cut into the end would provide more stability.
Plain, simple, on point, direct & no sales pitch - THANK YOU!
Thanks Patrick….Doc
Thank you Doc, that was some valuable information .
Without a doubt Doc, you are second to none.
Great tip, thanks Doc! Happy 2023!
When Doc Harley said he owns a Slim (FLS), that really made my day, because I've got one also.
Great tool Doc. Thank for sharing.
Yeah, I just jumped my son's bike a few days, ago. I used an adjustable wrench I had in my bike tool bag. The taped up tubing would have made me feel better about not blowing a fuse.
I have always been a fan of your videos but this has to be one of my favorites! Thanks for yet again another useful piece of information!
Wow, thank you Seth….Doc
Right on Doc. Tip of the year. Great Video as all ways.
What a great idea. Thank Omar for us!
Thanks Doc. Great tip indeed.
Hey Doc, I was fortunate to have watched this video last month when my battery died at auto zone. thanks
Something I haven't thought completely through. I want to get a small jump box but hadn't considered how to jump the bike with it. This is a simple and very usable tool.
You have a new subscriber.
Thank you Doc.
Jake
Thanks Jake….Doc
Thanks Doc for the great tip. I'm going to make one of tools to carry. You never know when you or someone else might need a jump. Happy New Year!!
Right on Brad…Doc
Great Idea thank you for sharing it Doc
Great tip Doc, thanks!
Love your work Doc 💪
Keep Living the F#@KING Dream ❗
Safe travels 🙏♥️🐾🐾🇦🇺
I like that.
Thanks from Conway, SC
It’s safe to do as long as the vehicle is engine off. I use a jump box and it works fine…for the Lithium folks, just warm up the battery if possible and wake it up first before jumping. If it’s cold, then jumping Lithium sucks regardless.
Doc. That is BRIILIANT!!! So much easier than removing the seat and trying to clamp cables on the skinny HD battery posts. Thanks!
Thanks Jeff….Doc
Thanks Buddy…was always wondering about that
great video Doc....thanks mate
Great tool Doc, Defo one for the saddlebag👍
Thanks doc. U look good. Man. Have a great holiday. Great work
like the FXR behind you. Cheers from Australia.
Good idea Omar!, good on Doc for sharing it!
Glad you liked it Buck….Doc
Thanks Doc! I think this is brilliant, thanks Omar for this idea.
Thanks for tuning in and posting….Doc
great idea, that will fit in the tool bag!
This was worth a subscription, very ingenious!
Thanks for your support Fernando…Doc
Doc, You ROCK! Thanks again! 🙌
I appreciate your support 👍…Doc
Great idea Doc, thanks for sharing. Happy New year.
Happy new year George….Doc
Voice of experience rules! Thanks Doc.
Thank you Mark….Doc
Clever little tool/ trick!
If you are that worried about jumping your bike just add another accessible cable with a cap. Kinda like a battery tender setup.
Hay Doc, that is a great ideal... I'm going to make one for my son and me. We have Street Glide Specials and it's hard to get to the battery. Thanks and have a great New Year...
Nice video. I truly respect and do get solid tips from you Doc. I have been following your sage advice. Your method is simple old school. For me, the new school is to get a copper or aluminum bar instead of the pipe. The newest school is to create an SAE connector for the battery. Alligator's 10-awg extension is also a plus to actually connect to a car battery.
Good points! Thank you….Doc
Great tip! Yes, batteries have a lot of instantaneous energy which must be respected, arc welding. Be careful of wedding ring or necklace. Explosive hydrogen gas and acid all bad. I replaced all my lead acid batteries with lithium Iron batteries. Worth the upgrade especially with increased CCA of lithium batteries and large bore bikes.
Cool idea thanks for sharing
Great idea thanks for the tip
Great tip Doc.
What a great idea! I always carry my mobile jump starter around in my car and my bike but always had to take off my seat and so to get to the battery in case I needed it, will make myself one of your jumper arms to have it a lot easier with less working on bike
My jump starter had helped a lot of people so far
Thanks for sharing Paul….Doc
I have same type jump box as Doc
They have harness you can buy goes from box to battery or plus to battery and negative to ground
Zip tied along frame under seat area
Easy to attach box like you would a battery tender leads
Have 09 FXSTC
Made one of these many years ago and keep in my sidebag, neevr had to use it, but Ive made several for firends to keep with them as well.
Another great tip Doc. I think I’ll make one for my police road King
I have a battery charger/tender that allows me to connect a "pig tail" to the battery posts and are external to ""connect" to the charger. The unit comes with a pair of clamps to "connect" to battery for bench charging. I tried to jump start my Heritage Classic by connecting the pair of clamps so I can connect to jumper cables. I learned that the polarity is reversed in this manner and the clamps polarity should be reversed in this situation. I hope this helps somebody.
Thanks for sharing…Doc
Made one happy day thanks
Brilliant idea Doc
Thank you. Just passing on someone else great idea….Doc
Doc that is a very good idea there, might want to make the curve for the stud slightly smaller but if it works go for it. On my Oldwing, well that is what we call it as it is 30 years old, we can access the positive cable relatively easily. Yes I did exactly as you noted, had to jump it to get it going as had a bad case of HUA, Head Up -ss, and it worked fine. Some people cringed but hey it worked. As for the Damn BMW, either you make an emergency pigtail and install it when you change the battery. Yep again HUA, and on the BMW made a short 10 gauge leads off of the battery to a homemade nylon hookup point. I guess I have to much time on my hands and a shop full of toys. You can't jump it but you can charge it at a rather healthy rate if needed. I use this as a place to slow charge the battery. Change the battery out on a Oil Head BMW 01, ONE, Uno time and you will see just how over-engineered and under-thought-out Germans can be, either that or they are still trying to get even with the Allies for those 2 disagreements some years back.
A great story, thanks for sharing…Doc
A true Master Mechanic ! Doc Harley!
Thank you….Doc
Deep down in your heart, “sparks” are what makes it work. Smart not to mix up your sparks.
I have a small jump pack that has a pigtail connected to the battery like a battery tender . Just plug in and jump off if needed . I like the tool .
Your idea is better.
@@Jonathan-L You'll melt your pigtail or blow its fuse if you try to jump start through the battery tender pigtail. It's for charging the battery, not jump starting. Compare the wires in your battery tender with jumper cables - there's a reason the jumper cables are huge.
@@cjflintstone9509 Thank you kindly sir.
I new a gal that could suck start a Harley, but I was a lot younger then. 😂😂😂. Great video.
And where do you hang out?😆….Doc
😂😂😂. Not going to touch that one Doc.@@LowCountryHarleyDavidson
Brilliant. I have some copper tubing that would work great for this.
I carry a small jump starter as well as a set of Yousa Motorcycle Jumper Cables. The clamps on motorcycle jumper cables are small, and fit well on the starter post under that boot. Tons of hassle to try to get under the seat and ECM of many touring models.
What brand jump start and model # do you have and cables ?
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Hay Doc, that is a great ideal. I made one but I cut a rectangle slot in the end that goes to the starter it is less likely to slip off. Just an update to the original ideal.
Hey that's a great idea.. also I can't remember the name brand. Bot there is a jump pack / charger that uses the tuck away connector from a trickle charger
Great stuff Doc. Happy New Year🎉
Happy new year OCGlide….Doc
Thank you Doc!
Thank you Breeze for taking the time to watch….Doc
Thanks Doc
Very good idea 😊
Thinking that if you make a small semi-circle at the end of contact, it may have a little snap on effect onto the stud. More surface contact, and a little more insurance.
So awesome 😮
Nice piece 👌
Great idea.
Jumping a Harley with a fully discharged battery will blow your stator and voltage regulator as soon as you remove the jumper cable connection from the running bike. The dead battery will look like a short and cause high current flow which will burn the stator up. The voltage regulator usually overheats as well.
The proper way is to let the jump vehicle (or box) charge the bikes battery until the bike will start WITHOUT the jumpers connected. This takes time. Either wait and get the dead battery charged enough so it doesn't overload the charging system or just jump it off and blow your charging system. Your choice. Just remember, if the bike can crank in it's own, it's safe to run.
Interesting facts. Thanks for posting….Doc
Noco jump pack with pigtails already installed
Flathead screwdriver does the job just fine for years for years already.
Great info DOC
Thanks for watching….Doc
great tip
Now I have something to do tomorrow. 👍
Cool idea!
Happy New Year Doc
Great idea! also if you have a buddy or a hill you can push start it on 2nd gear
Dead/weak battery may not start the fuel pump on fuel injected bikes.
It will start easier in the highest gear you can get it in.
Doc, you are the best!
Not even close but appreciate your post…Doc
It’s the crazy things that you never think of that gets you out of a jam
Excellent!
Many thanks Jay….Doc
Put it on starter. Then the positive. No chance of sparking on the way in from what is not taped. Thanks doc
...But you are endorsing it. I'll make me one tomorrow. Great idea. I would think you would want to hold the tool tightly to the starter stud to ensure a good contact.
I've been charging with that stud since I got my bike..... Thanks for letting me know I'm not screwing up😅.... I don't jumpstart my bike either.... Charge check and replace if necessary... Thanks doc
Outstanding 👍🇺🇸
I think it’s also important to note any differences between jumping an AGM battery versus a LiFE battery.
Best Q of the DaY✌🏻❤️🇨🇦🎄☕️
Just saying a battery explodes in your area is subsonic disaster with hot acid and skin burns too BooT. And scraps of battery case 😨
I took the auto train from Sanford, Fl to Washington DC. I remembered to put my bike in transport mode before it was loaded on the train so when I arrived I was good to go. Unfortunately several others had not done the same and had dead batteries. I had a small booster pack and spent the next 2 hours jumping motorcycles.
Now THATs a Story👍……Doc
Good idea.
All about the bike info videos. Next time I’ll get the right bikes that I can afford.
Wishing you a fine New Year . I have bungee corded a yard stick across my bars sorta stuck thru control cables and brake line,
of course I checked to not obstruct anything. Be well.
Thank you for your blessing and ingenuity…Doc
Always good.