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Bambi - you're right in that you won't be able to bump start a fuel =
injected bike if your battery's completely dead. The injectors need a =
high pressure fuel supply to work (three times atmospheric pressure) =
which is supplied by the fuel pump (the noise you may hear when you =
first turn the key is the pump getting the fuel supply up to pressure). =
So, if there's enough juice in your battery to spin the pump but not =
enough to spin the starter motor, chances are you've got enough volts to =
run the electronics, and you can bump start the bike. Both times I've =
had to bump start a fuel injected bike, the battery's had a bit of life =
left in it.

Simon

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