It is perfectly safe to jump start a 12v bike from a 12v car. I don't know why he would be horrified, or even concerned!I've always just made sure the car was not running when I jumped a bike battery. That's the safest way to do it and make sure you don't harm the motorcycle electrics.
How many bikes is this now Tom?In the garage, four. C14, 1150RT, commuter 650 Ninja R, and the MTS play bike. Not that one can't seriously play on the 14, as you well know, the Duc weighs under 500 with hard bags and top case. The Ohlins are unbelievable. Only 95 BHP, but pulls like crazy in the turns/curves, super stable. WTH, not a Harley in sight now.
It is perfectly safe to jump start a 12v bike from a 12v car. I don't know why he would be horrified, or even concerned!
(the dealer I spoke to later was HORRIFIED that I'd jumped it from a car - told me that was almost guaranteed to fry everything. I took that with a grain of salt since I'd dome it 3 times before speaking to him... I suppose it's possible...)
I wouldn't take any thing to that dealer for service ever again.
Nice collection Tom. Have a pic of the new one?People will be people. Ignore the captain and think of that silver lining. I got a great deal on the new bike, and then today my insurance company told me it's going to be $100 a month to insure it. Eight years old and worth $6K and they want almost 25% the value to cover it. I'm still looking for the silver lining there. Oh well, it is a Ducati, and has the best in brakes, wheels, suspension, seating, and tires, and it's RED... The green Z1000 behind it used to be mine too. It's what I traded for the C14 I now have, the first time I purchased it...
I'm on this damn boat right now and the Capt is suffering from PMS. Simply put, he's being a complete a$$.
Here's the silver lining, in two weeks I fly back out to Seattle to get my bike and ride back home.
I got a great deal on the new bike, and then today my insurance company told me it's going to be $100 a month to insure it.
You bought a vehicle BEFORE checking the insurance pricing? I would never do that... there is a HUGE variation in pricing (and much of it is probably arbitrary and often unfair).Yes I did, and should have realized that I wasn't going to get a decent rating on the Duc. Had an 09 R1200R, and the insurance company rated it as a supersport, the same as an S1000RR, R1, Panigale 1299, etc. Sent pics and comparisons, which did no good, so I sold it. Paying $400 a year for the '11 C14, but since the new bike has the letters D.U.C.A.T.I on it, the ins. co; believes they can get away with highway robbery. It's almost $500 for liability only, which I took. OK, rant over, but I emailed my agent last night and told her I would never buy another bike without her first... tp