Hi guys I'm trying to install a battery on my old 1989 CBR hurricane 600 so that my friend can ride it (my old one randomly just quit, just bought a new one and charged it and all that great stuff). I just need to know how to put the battery in without shocking the crap out of myself because the first time I tried this I about killed myself haha. This is what I tried:

1) put the battery into the holder for it
2) connected the negative (screwed it in all the way)
3) tried to connect the positive, sparks went everywhere

I think it's because I'm a n00b at motorcycle tech and I tried doing this the wrong way and thus completed the circuit resulting in many sparks and a screwdriver lost somewhere in my garage because it flew out of my hand.

any help would be great and thanks in advance

-Brandon

 

well you wont by any means kill yourself unless you have a heart condition or something, but it sure will wake you up. youll probably get a little spark either way, but try feeding them by hand first while tightly holding the connector on the battery terminal. and when you have the screwdriver on the positive, dont let the metal part of it touch the frame.

 

POSITIVE FIRST. Every time.

 

Haha was about to say the same thing positive first than hook negative.