How do you push start the blade??? My battery is flat as a pancake after faffing with my turn signals today.. I don't have a hill nearby so gonna have to attempt it on the flat
make sure your in 2nd,get someone to give you a shove and bounce on the seat whilst releasing the clutch. just make sure ignition is on,kill switch is off.
Not an easy thing to do on your own due to the high compression ratios of modern Sport Bikes. Enlist the help of a 'Pusher' (Not the Drug Dealer) and you concentrate on sitting on the Bike and getting the clutch release done at the optimum 'Pushers' speed. The high compression on a Blade brings back grim memories for me from my last Blade. Had it up on a rear paddock stand one saturday afternoon and after cleaning the Bike I thought I'd spray the chain with Oil. Started the engine, wazzed it in 1st and sprayed away. Came back to the Bike 4 hours later and rolled it off the paddock stand forgetting I'd left it in 1st! Bike stopped dead as soon as the rear wheel hit the deck whilst I kept walking a pace or so and over she went!
Unfortunately the pusher was my 40 odd year old mother, think I'd of got it moving quicker going backwards!!!
Might be a better idea just to nip to Halfords and buy a cheap Battery Charger. It's better than dropping it by attempting a 'Push and Jump' on your own.
I've always wondered why you bounce on the seat? I've always done it cause I remember someone telling me it was how you did it. Why though!
Yes its to stop the rear wheel from locking up when you release the clutch. As said if the fuel pump wont prime i wouldnt even bother trying, turn the ignition on and if you cant hear it dont bother trying. Talking of fails, one of my not so clever mates tried to push start his bike without the chain on
Correct! Big compression engines can easily lock up an un-loaded rear wheel, so jumping hard on the seat helps give the cold rear tyre more chance of gripping and hence turning the engine over.
I bump started my blade not long ago and I used the same method I use for twins(flat battery on the duke) and singles. Second gear as said but pull the bike backwards as far as It can Go to bring the a piston to the top of the stroke.then do the whole Run clutch out then bump method, with one full stroke It helps Get momentum into the flywheel aiding the bump start. The slipper never hindered the bump start.
On the blade, under the seat at the front of the battery tray, you'll see a black wire. At the end of the wire is a little button. The wire is connected to a concealed pp9 battery, and it's used incase of a flat battery. Pressing the button turns the engine over and is enough to start the bike, you only get 2 goes because of the pp9 though. It's a built in battery saver for the honda sport bikes as the main battery is small.
