Can You Start A Motorcycle With A Car Battery. Push starting bump starting or pop starting a car or motorcycle is a tried-and-true method of getting the engine running when the battery is dead or when the starter isnt working. Running a motorcycle at idle will not charge your battery nor will going for a short ride.

Thats why you can recharge your car battery by idling but youll have to ride a motorcycle at high RPMs to recharge it. 15 Votes Manufacturers do not recommend attempting to jump start a motorcycle battery from a car. But when you jump it you risk overcharging a single battery and ruining or even exploding the battery.
It is also beneficial to have a smaller set of jumper cables.
Thanks for watchingLocated in Brattl. If the battery is drained you can try to jump-start your motorcycle with another battery from a running engine. The car battery will have more than enough power in it to jump start a motorcycle without having to start the car engine. Dec 2 2008.

