If a battery doesn’t stay charged and I have to keep using a trickle charger, or plug in charger, does that mean that the battery needs to be replaced or is it just running down because he bike is ‘t being run enough to keep it charged?
If it's a relative new battery and you left it on a trickle charger, you probably ruined it. A battery maintainer is what you want to keep on a battery.If a battery doesn’t stay charged and I have to keep using a trickle charger, or plug in charger, does that mean that the battery needs to be replaced or is it just running down because he bike is ‘t being run enough to keep it charged?
I think if it drops below 10v it's time for a new one.You hold a multimeter on the pos & neg terminals, then get your helper to press the starter...
If the charge, drops from 12 v to 5 volt or lower, while the starter is pressed....
Then yes the battery has had it.
Good luck
:smile_big:I think if it drops below 10v it's time for a new one.