[gizzo]

Well you could probably start it with a torch battery in that case. Why do you need to top the battery up after each ride?
The lithium I had, I used in my Ducati, a Suzuki 650 single and my Enfield. It was great and I had it 5 years before the suzy got sold. But, it never gets below freezing here.

[Richard230]

Well you could probably start it with a torch battery in that case. Why do you need to top the battery up after each ride?
The lithium I had, I used in my Ducati, a Suzuki 650 single and my Enfield. It was great and I had it 5 years before the suzy got sold. But, it never gets below freezing here.

That is just something that I do with all of my motorcycles after I finish riding them during the day. It is a habit. I have discovered that their batteries last twice as long if they are fully charged at the end of the day.  A couple of my motorcycles have a computer that causes a constant drain on the batteries when they are turned off and the European bikes never seem to fully charge their batteries no matter how long I ride.  I think they deliberately specify relatively low voltage regulators, compared with the ones that the Japanese install in their bikes, for some reason.

[KD5ITM]

My battery light is always come on at idle. I wouldn't worry about it unless you notice at idle that the headlight gets real dim. Get a battery tender and charger battery overnight about once a week.

[Guaire]

one suggestion...

http://www.norbsa02.freeuk.com/goffyWhyNotLEDs.htm

That one looks like the one I bought through https://www.superbrightleds.com

[dickim]

Bought a 90's Guzzi Cali 3 (as donor for a trike) and on tick-over the charge light is on, my 2014 C5 has a voltmeter and that dammed thing never gets into the green - and lots of yellow / red when lights on and dances with the indicator beat - fitting an LED Headlamp globe and taking the voltmeter off - "out of sight out of mind" as I haave never had an issue - Motobat fitted.