06-29-2016, 02:35 AM
(06-28-2016, 02:22 PM)Chuck Bronson_imp Wrote: 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?
My bike has no alarm or other parasitic draw. I can leave it for a month and it will start right up like I just rode it the day prior.
If your bike is used, you may want to pop the side covers off sooner than later and look under the seat and see what's what.
One more thing... a fully charged battery should show 12.6+volts. If you're is only showing 12.0 volts, it's at less than 50% charge. As I said, you have a dead cell and as someone else mentioned, prepare to be stranded somewhere if you manage to get the bike started with the battery at that level.