Yes you can use a car battery charger on a bike. I do. However if the cold snapped the battery it is most likely not going to hold the charge past just getting the bike started. I really recommend you look around for a replacement battery.
I can leave my bike in the cold for a few weeks and it starts up, so cold should not kill a good battery. Unless your alarm is draining the system in standby mode.
2007-12-17 20:14:20
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answered by Carl P 7
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I'm not familiar with your particular model of bike, but many bikes have the starter solenoid located behind one of the side covers. It may be easier to remove the cover than to remove the seat or get to the battery. I know Suzuki Intruders had their battery buried at the bottom of the bike and it was extremely difficult to get to.
The solenoid will be a cylindrical thing about as big as a salt shaker, although not quite as tall. There'll be two large pencil sized wires that attach to it with little nuts. One of those will go directly to the battery and the other to the starter. If you can trace the wires to see which one is the battery side, you can hook the positive terminal of the charger to it and the negative terminal somewhere else on the frame. Just make sure you don't let the charger lead touch the 3rd terminal with the little wire because that will engage the starter.
It's not necessary that you connect the charger directly to the battery because the battery doesn't really care, just as long as juice gets to it. Actually, that sort of setup is safer than attaching to the battery terminals because you eliminate the chance of a spark at the charger leads igniting the hydrogen gas emitted by a charging battery. If your bike is going to be setting for several months, get the battery charged up full and disconnect the negative battery lead. That'll stop the discharge and the battery will stay up for months.
One word of caution, if you jump start your bike from a car, NEVER have the car engine running and don't crank the starter for extended periods of time without giving it a chance to cool down. The charging rate will be way to high for the battery and you can burn up the wiring on the bike. On many bikes, the starter is capable of drawing more amperage than the wiring can handle, but the battery limits the amount of current available. When hooked to a running car, the wiring is unable to safely carry the amount of current the starter can pull and the wire insulation melts and then the bike goes up in flames. I learned that one the hard way on a lawnmower.
2007-12-18 01:41:05
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answered by bikinkawboy 7
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yes thats fine. What is happeneing is your DATATOOL alarm (same as mine) is taking a drain off your battery so after 2-3 weeks your battery will be flat. Yes you can charge without removing all the leads but check if it is a GEL battery or a STANDARD lead one. I wold be 99 percent certain it it will GEL one thus the bike setting on your charger, also use a trickle/slow charge over several hours, do not do a fast charge if its gel as it can damage the gel inside.
You may also find that when you connect the terminals to the charger that your alarm will go off, this is OK too its there for a reason, this is due to a voltage change. Just make sure you have your keys handy.
Also jumping from another vehicle is fine too, but you will need to run your bike for at least 2 hours to get a good charge in it.
2007-12-17 20:15:14
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answered by Dark Crusader 5
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It is VERY important to winterize your motorcycle. If you can, hook up a trickle charger and leave it connected to your motorcycle so your battery stay charged. One lead acid batteries go dead, after a while they stay dead.
And yes you can leave all that stuff connected.
Good Luck.
2007-12-17 20:36:48
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answered by Lover not a Fighter 7
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you will have to take the spark plug out and put a cork full of petrol down the cylinder head where the spark plug goes then bump start it when it fires it will ignite the fuel you put in the head this in turn starts the engine only a corkfull of fuel or u will blow the engine apart ive had to do it many times good luck
2007-12-21 13:50:24
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answered by cfcrab m 1
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go buy an optima 3 charger, just plug it in when your machine isnt in use, and it will keep your battery fully charged. They cost about £50
2007-12-21 03:13:28
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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usually while i purchase a sparkling battery i permit it trickle cost for greater or less 12 hours to place a competent sluggish cost in it,they wont settle for a rapid cost good in any respect i attempted that after and burnt a sparkling battery up,attempt trickle charging it and if that would not artwork identity take it back it would desire to be a undesirable battery ,you never understand how long one has been putting on a shelf in the previous you purchase them,an previous battery will each and every from time to time be on a shelf for 6 months without being bought,and that i seem on the date if their that previous i wont purchase one,if all else fails you have a undesirable alternator on it,which will kill a competent battery ,good success
2016-11-28 03:06:35
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answered by ? 4
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go get yourself a bettery tender, this is acharger that automaticlly charges when you lose juice and shuts off when the battery is fully charged they dont cost much bro.
2007-12-18 01:13:15
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answered by Anonymous
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