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Bridging a motorbike - here's how

Aurel Stevens
1.11.2017
Translation: machine translated

Sometimes the motorbike simply won't start. Be it because it has been parked for a long time, because you have left the key in the ignition or because the battery is simply not at its best.

Oh no, the motorbike won't start! This recipe will get your motorbike rattling again
.

Exclude the obvious

Do you know the "IT crowd"? When a call comes in to the support department, they have a standard phrase:

In the case of your bike, this means:

  • there is petrol in the tank
  • Idle gear is engaged
  • the starter switch is "on"

Fuel in the tank? Bike still won't start? Well then, the hard way. There are four options:

  1. Find a friend with a motorbike or a friendly car driver to help you bridge the gap
  2. You give your motorbike a push
  3. You are clever and have a jump starter
  4. The battery is broken and you need to buy a new motorbike battery
Noco GB40 genius BOOST (1000 A, 2150 mAh)
Jump starters
CHF104.–

Noco GB40 genius BOOST

1000 A, 2150 mAh

Kraftwerk Start booster 31305 (2500 A, 24000 mAh)
Jump starters
CHF290.05

Kraftwerk Start booster 31305

2500 A, 24000 mAh

1. bridging

Nico has written down the part about the car for you here:

  • Background information

    Never be stranded again: starting aid for cars

    by Nicolas Pulfer

The same applies to the motorbike. In a nutshell:

  • Connect the red cable to the positive terminal first
  • then connect the black cable to the negative terminal

2. push on

This can be done with a motorbike - a few people would have to help with a car. Pushing is actually quite simple. It's best to find a sloping spot. You need to reach about 8 km/h for the engine to start. The easiest way to push the bike to a suitable place is to idle.

  • Pay attention to your safety! You are not employed on a road with traffic and you have your helmet on!
  • Shift into first or second gear. Second gear usually works best. You can tell whether the bike is in first gear by the fact that it is much harder to push than when idling. To engage first gear, pull the clutch and press down the foot lever for the gearstick. For second gear, pull the clutch again and press the foot lever upwards.
  • Keep the clutch pulled and push!
  • As soon as you have picked up enough speed, release the clutch and press the starter button. Accelerate carefully
  • As soon as the engine starts, pull the clutch again. Otherwise the bike will take off on its own ;)
  • Get on the bike
  • With the clutch pulled out, accelerate quickly a few times to get the engine going. This will also start to charge the battery

Good luck!

Header image: You on your bike after he purrs like a kitten again.

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Aurel Stevens
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aurel.stevens@digitecgalaxus.ch

I'm the master tamer at the flea circus that is the editorial team, a nine-to-five writer and 24/7 dad. Technology, computers and hi-fi make me tick. On top of that, I’m a rain-or-shine cyclist and generally in a good mood.

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