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    Noobie battery question

    just a noob question-can you start the fxr with a car battery? Sorry if this is a real dumb question, no laughing
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    Can you jumpstart it with a car battery?? Yes.

    Can you fit a car battery in it?? No.
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    Sorry what was the question again?












    p/t nothing wrong with ya question mate
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    Just checking, don't laugh at me! I did mean jump start by the way not put it in. Is the current in a car battery the same as a motorbike then?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gummibear View Post
    don't laugh at me!
    With you love, WITH you
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    Quote Originally Posted by gummibear View Post
    Is the current in a car battery the same as a motorbike then?
    Yeah, what Boob said - with you..

    Yes it is, but don't use a truck to jumpstart it.
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    Thanks guys, you rock and have enlightened me muchly
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    How did the bike battery get flat?

    Could be time to get a new one. Running a m/c with a tired battery can cause other issues with the charging system because the extra load it puts on it.

    Basicly what I'm saying is its false economy jump starting all the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gummibear View Post
    I did mean jump start by the way not put it in. Is the current in a car battery the same as a motorbike then?
    Yes.

    http://www.cartalk.com/content/featu.../jumpstart.pdf

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    Quote Originally Posted by DangerousBastard View Post
    Yes.

    http://www.cartalk.com/content/featu.../jumpstart.pdf

    Be careful. Hook them up back to front and bad shit will happen. Baaaaad shit maaaaaan.

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    as long as its 12volts [which it is] you definatly can
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    Quote Originally Posted by sinfull View Post
    You speaking from experience here DB ? Not a pretty sight huh lol
    haha, no fortunately. But I know enough to be able to predict what a tiny bike battery will do if you stick 24V up it.

    bike batt 12V + car batt 12V = 24V

    Internal resistance of fully charged car batt = tending to zero

    Internal resistance of flat bike batt, a few tenths of an ohm.

    P=V^2/R
    P=24^2/0.02
    P=28,800 watts.

    Yep, 28 KILOWATTS dissapated in that tiny clear plastic bike battery! RUN!

    Even if my maths is off by a factor of ten, its still pretty dangerous.

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