ok so this week after i got off work my bike wouldnt start which i blame on my carbs bein all gunked up (i think) i draind the battery trying to start it. and had to push my bike 1 MILE to my brothers house and jump it. i always hear about these people having trouble jump starting their bikes but i didnt have a problem. anyway my batt is old at least 3 years (is that old?) and didnt hold a very good charge so i went to buy one the one they have is at wal mart for $69. which is kinda expensive for me (california state employee 20% pay cut read the news) i gotta save all my money hence the bike and gas prices. and i cant afford that batt until next pay day (once a month) so i thought about this. dont know if its been done before? i went to wal mart and bought a 14ft extension cord $2.47 and cut the ends off attached one end to a cigrete lighter plug (female) and hooked the other end to the battery and it all fits in the TOOL storage part by the batt so when IF my bike wont start i just pull off the left tail piece and pull the cord out and stick it in someones cigrete lighter or power socket and WALA! the bike starts up and you dont get mor juice then 12 V because the power socket has a 12v fuse. it works perfect. let me kno if anyone wants to see pics.

 

yea id like to see pics of this

 

This is ****ing redneck, but I like it.

the voltage isnt the main thing you need to worry about though, the amperage is more important. If you connect ten 9V batteries together and try to start your bike with it, it wont work.

Why?
You are getting plently of voltage (90 Volts not considering any transfer loss), but you aren't getting **** for amperage, which might be the case if you were to use the power from a cigarette lighter, which might have a 10 or 15 amp fuse. I think the main fuse on the bike is 30 amp or so.

In my half *** opinion, i say go for it and dont get electrocuted in the process. Let us know if the bike will even turn over.

If the bike wont turn over, it will still charge the battery LOL and you could always try push starting that bitch

 

I want to see pics post some up. Every time I work on my bike I somehow leave the lights on and drain the battery. I am getting pretty good at jump starting.

2nd gear, clutch in, bike on,
get the bike moving pretty quickly,
hold the starter switch and release the clutch,
slight throttle and pull the clutch back.. <-- dangerous part

usually takes me 1 or 2 tries to get it running again.

 

I thought you dont have to use the starter switch?

 

Yeah I wouldn't be using the starter if you're bump starting the bike, or you'll end up like all these guys with broken engine cases where the starter gear pin is