Ask the Editors: Jump Start Won’t Work
Hard to ride when I’m attached to the hood of a car.
The good news is a new battery should get you right back in business. The reason for the phenomena you describe is that your machine’s fuel pump is being run off the battery.
A common misconception is that the battery is used only to power a machine’s electrical and starting circuits. This may have been true back when most ATVs were carbureted but fuel injection requires use a fuel pump and some models are completely dependent upon a battery’s current to keep the pump operating. This is why a jump start can get the machine to fire up but removing the electrical source kills the engine.
Try putting a solid charge on your battery and your machine should return to normal right away. If the battery won’t take or hold a charge, replace it with a new one. Either way this should solve your problem.
