Battery beeping

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Unless you have some kind of accessory like that maybe installed alarm, there is not much parasitic current draw. Some current is always flowing else the clock would not run. During the Winter mine sits without problems and I put the charger on about once a month.

If you know how to use a multimeter, you can easily check for current draw while you have the ignition off. Just disconnet the positive battery cable and connect the meter with one lead on the battery terminal and the other on the cable terminal. The meter has to be in the DC amps or milliapms and the leads in the correct meter jacks for amperage reading.

Need to reset the clock after that procedure.

Since I last wrote. I have charged my battery fully and it has kept 12v for 2 days without riding. When I would start the bike I checked the voltage to see if my charging system works. And I think it does. Puts out 14v while running. On third day checked battery still good. Went out for a ride and everything fine. I know my battery is supposed to be dead at 7v but so far so good. I know my charger is not making the beeping noise. I still haven't taken off my side covers to further investigate. I'm thinking maybe an alarm that was installed before I bought it used.
How long should a battery last without riding or charging? If there is a short somewhere should it pop the fuse?

Take the side covers off and investigate. Might be possible to recover from 7V if the charger has the type of intelligent recharging process needed for that but it is unlikely, would need to be desulfated. Most likely one or more bad cells. But I've seen them come back, too.

Standard battery should be at 12.8V for 100 percent charge, LiFe at about 13.4V.

If yours is only charging to 12.0V it is bad. Prepare to be stranded.