Gilera 125 ST battery problems

[MrLarner]

Hi guys,
I bought a Gilera 125 ST last week, and everything was fine, been parked in my garage for the last 5 days, on day 3 i went into the garage and noticed my dashboard was lit up, which i found really strange as the keys was in my hand,
4th day and same thing, but light went out after a few mins, then today i went in to turn the bike on, and the battery was 100% flat.
anyone have experience with what has happened?
does the dashboard light up to inform me that my battery is running low? when i say dashboard, i mean the lights where the speedo/time/petrol is.
the actual bike lights at front and back was not on.
I just find it strange that the dashboard was lit up considering no keys was in the bike.
any idea's or help would be really appreciated.

[Andy_Pagin]

I'd pull the plastics off and check out the wiring. Unless it's a brand new bike my guess would be some bodge artist has been fiddling with the electrics.
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[MrLarner]

yeah the battery is very clean, there is no dirt/marks on the battery.
I did get told that the gilera 125 ST's will light up to inform you when the battery is running low, but i found that hard to believe.
how can the dashboard light up without me having the keys in the bike.

[Nemo]

That's a little bit counter intuitive. "Lets warn people their battery is low by using the battery to light the instrument panel".

Could be a short somewhere or a connector is corroded. Suzuki v-storms had a similiar issue where the bike would continue running even when you took the key out, ended up being a poorly placed connector that got corroded.
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[MrLarner82]

I've recharged my battery and put it back in and as soon as i connect it without putting keys in, the light comes straight on.
Its baffling me haha

[Nemo]

Would help a great deal if you had a wIring diagram.
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[MrLarner82]

I'm new to motorbikes so not to sure what you mean by wiring diagram, the bike is a gilera 125 ST.
When you say wiring, I unscrew the battery cover and there is the battery + a small section with 4 different coloured fuses.

[unitynotsocri...]

Check the ignition switch wiring and for any cuts ,repairs or Hodges on the wiring loom.
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[MrLarner82]

I did have a close look at the ignition and it don't seem to be fiddled with, the bike on a whole is in really good condition, but are you saying I'd need to remove the ignition to have a closer look?

[unitynotsocri...]

Just a thought.....if its been robbed before the pins\ contacts on the bottom of the barrel may be bodged,look elseware first though for dodgy wiring
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