Battery polarity crossed during a jump start.....bike dead :(

Kurgan · November 3rd, 2015, 05:22 PM

Long story short, a friend was trying to help me jump start my bike with a jump box because the battery only clicked when I tried to start it. He reversed the polarity on the cables and now I get nothing when I try to start the bike. No lights come on when I turn the key, nothing at all.

How hard do I get to smack him upside his fat head???

Is it just the battery that got fried, or is it worse than that? I tried swapping out the ignition fuse, still nothing.

Ghostt · November 3rd, 2015, 05:40 PM

Easy fix, you blew the main 30A fuse, it's on the side of the starter solenoid, replace it, and you should be good to go.

Alex · November 3rd, 2015, 05:46 PM

Ghostt · November 3rd, 2015, 05:52 PM

Note in photo, the small red cover, not the one on the battery, the other one labeled FUSE

Kurgan · November 3rd, 2015, 07:36 PM

Pheeww, thank you!!!!

I'm still gonna hit him HARD though.....and make him pay for the fuse, and some expensive beer

csmith12 · November 3rd, 2015, 07:45 PM

Fuse... $0.35cents
Craft Beer... $12.84

Good times, priceless.....

Ghostt · November 3rd, 2015, 09:35 PM

spooph · November 4th, 2015, 09:19 AM

30A fuze is nothing... Try a 100A fuze installing the battery backwards in a 1990 Celica... Yea, we were all young and negligent at some point - some of us still are.

don't be too hard on your friend, you both learned a valuable lesson with an easy fix.

Ghostt · November 4th, 2015, 11:40 AM

Hey, don't talk away his free beer

Sláinte!

verboten1 · November 4th, 2015, 04:25 PM

Get the beer, then smack. Then share a beer with the person that shouldn't be touching vehicles.

95PGTTech · November 9th, 2015, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spooph

30A fuze is nothing... Try a 100A fuze installing the battery backwards in a 1990 Celica... Yea, we were all young and negligent at some point - some of us still are.

don't be too hard on your friend, you both learned a valuable lesson with an easy fix.

ditto. I have Ford and Acura certifications out the ass from 15 years of wrenching in dealerships before going back to school and I can't even count the number of dumb mistakes myself and other pros have made.

November 3rd, 2015, 05:22 PM	#1
Kurgan ninjette.org guru Name: Kurgan Location: Texas Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 260	Battery polarity crossed during a jump start.....bike dead :( Long story short, a friend was trying to help me jump start my bike with a jump box because the battery only clicked when I tried to start it. He reversed the polarity on the cables and now I get nothing when I try to start the bike. No lights come on when I turn the key, nothing at all. How hard do I get to smack him upside his fat head??? Is it just the battery that got fried, or is it worse than that? I tried swapping out the ignition fuse, still nothing.

November 3rd, 2015, 05:40 PM	#2
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November 3rd, 2015, 05:46 PM	#3
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November 3rd, 2015, 05:52 PM	#4
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November 3rd, 2015, 07:45 PM	#6
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November 3rd, 2015, 07:36 PM	#5
Kurgan ninjette.org guru Name: Kurgan Location: Texas Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 260	Pheeww, thank you!!!! I'm still gonna hit him HARD though.....and make him pay for the fuse, and some expensive beer

November 3rd, 2015, 09:35 PM	#7
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	__________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.*

November 4th, 2015, 09:19 AM	#8
spooph ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Spooph Location: Golden, CO Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '15	30A fuze is nothing... Try a 100A fuze installing the battery backwards in a 1990 Celica... Yea, we were all young and negligent at some point - some of us still are. don't be too hard on your friend, you both learned a valuable lesson with an easy fix. __________________________________________________ My therapist has 2 wheels and a seat. If you are ever in doubt to my tone, please refer to my avatar.

November 4th, 2015, 11:40 AM	#9
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	Hey, don't talk away his free beer Sláinte! __________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.*

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