Portable battery jumper?
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Anyone able to recommend a portable battery jumper/booster please?
The one I have is a bit too large to carry in my bikes top box, and has croc clips that are too large to get to the battery terminals, so I could do with a smaller one. My bike is a BMW R1200GSA. Any suggestions please?
The one I have is a bit too large to carry in my bikes top box, and has croc clips that are too large to get to the battery terminals, so I could do with a smaller one. My bike is a BMW R1200GSA. Any suggestions please?
Another Q re using jump starters in general:
I usually ride all year, but during the winter it can get so miserable I might not ride for several weeks. I left my previous bike in a damp lockup for 2 months & it still fired right up on the button. I suspect one day I'll do similar & it will struggle to crank, so should I consider one of these? Do they f
k up modern electronics?
I usually ride all year, but during the winter it can get so miserable I might not ride for several weeks. I left my previous bike in a damp lockup for 2 months & it still fired right up on the button. I suspect one day I'll do similar & it will struggle to crank, so should I consider one of these? Do they f
k up modern electronics?Biker 1 said:
Another Q re using jump starters in general:
I usually ride all year, but during the winter it can get so miserable I might not ride for several weeks. I left my previous bike in a damp lockup for 2 months & it still fired right up on the button. I suspect one day I'll do similar & it will struggle to crank, so should I consider one of these? Do they fk up modern electronics?
I’ve jumped my bikes off one of those portable starters and also jump started it from a normal car battery.I usually ride all year, but during the winter it can get so miserable I might not ride for several weeks. I left my previous bike in a damp lockup for 2 months & it still fired right up on the button. I suspect one day I'll do similar & it will struggle to crank, so should I consider one of these? Do they f
k up modern electronics?I hesitate to say the therefore going by a sample of one it’s okay but mine was.
I think if I was concerned my bike wouldn’t start after being left for a prolonged period I’d take the battery out and keep it in the house/shed either on a trickle charger or charge it fully before use.
I bought a QuickLife jump pack on Amazon a couple of years ago for about £60 that is no bigger than a paperback book.
I wasn't too sure how effective it would be, but it worked just fine on my 3.2 litre BMW a few times when the battery was dying earlier this year.
Obviously I bought a new battery, but I was really impressed with the "jumper" pack.
The crocodile clips might work pretty well on a bike too as they were barely big enough for the terminals on my car!
I wasn't too sure how effective it would be, but it worked just fine on my 3.2 litre BMW a few times when the battery was dying earlier this year.
Obviously I bought a new battery, but I was really impressed with the "jumper" pack.
The crocodile clips might work pretty well on a bike too as they were barely big enough for the terminals on my car!
I have a battery jumper at home because vehicles can sit for longer than originally planned and end up with a battery not able to start the engine. But, I'm struggling to understand why you'd need to carry one with you, especially on a bike. If your battery is not up to staring the bike then it needs replacing. Likewise, if it's discharging when the bike is switched off then you need to find what is draining it and fix that problem.
black-k1 said:
I have a battery jumper at home because vehicles can sit for longer than originally planned and end up with a battery not able to start the engine. But, I'm struggling to understand why you'd need to carry one with you, especially on a bike. If your battery is not up to staring the bike then it needs replacing. Likewise, if it's discharging when the bike is switched off then you need to find what is draining it and fix that problem.
Well occasionally when about to set off for work on a freezing cold winter morning when I've forget to leave my bike on trickle charge, I've come to start it and it wont turn over properly. I get my battery booster out and manage to start it. I then carry it with me in my top box so that when I get back on the bike to ride home, I know I can start it.Problem is, my booster is quite large, fills my top box and the croc clips are to big to easily clamp onto the bike battery terminals, so having a small one would help.
The NOCO GB40 looks like its croc clips would be suitable, and you can get the tail that stays connected to the battery for easy quick fit connection...
Edited by LeadFarmer on Monday 1st November 21:56
Fredward said:
Forgive me if I don’t understand your reason why, but: Instead of carting round a portable starter, why not fix whatever is causing you to need one, then get an optimate to leave the bike on when you’re laying it up?
Useful piece of kit to own anyway. I take my to Le Mans and use it to charge people's phones etc.Fredward said:
Forgive me if I don’t understand your reason why, but: Instead of carting round a portable starter, why not fix whatever is causing you to need one, then get an optimate to leave the bike on when you’re laying it up?
I do try to keep my motorbike on trickle charge with my Ctek charger, but occasionally I forget, and it's always when I'm running late for work that I discover I have a flat battery. Keeping the NOCO charged up and ready, along with having the tail leads permanently connected to the battery means I can quick fit the NOCO instantly.Received the NOCO today and it's on charge ready for the winter.
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