could i really have killed my battery so quick?

[FLV]

I have a low mileage fz6, not had it long so i dont know loads about it.

I had no issues whatsoever untill I fitted headed grips.
The morning after i fitted the grips, I rode 5 miles to work, grips on full.
After work, rode 1.5 miles to fuel up with the grips on full.
Grips and engine off whilst fuelling.

Bike wouldnt start, but did bump start.

Then I rode the bike 12 miles, grips off to try to charge the battery.

3 days later - last night, I started the bike and ran it for 10 mins (no grips) to warm the engine as I was going to do an oil change.

Now oil change time (needed a filter tool), flat battery again. Bump started.

Can the battery be totally screwed or is more likely just never got its charge back?

cheers
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[N cee thirty]

is the grips wired in right ?

they could be draining the battery when you switch the bike off
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Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[FLV]

they're wired in according to the destructions. Straight to the battery, they're HG digital ones
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[N cee thirty]

Hmm could be draining away then

some people wire them in to the brake light system so when you switch off the ignition it turns off everything,if you cba doing that,you could disconnect it fom the battery when not in use
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Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[xpetop]

Can you not run them through a relay to shut them off if the battery power gets too low?

Also the cold can zap a batteries power

[FLV]

probly could if this electrickery made any sense to me
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[xpetop]

Have a read here mate

https://www.xrv.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Fitting_heated_grips


https://www.bikerforum.co.uk/forums/garage/4222-how-fit-heated-grips-via-relay.html

https://www.r1200gs.info/howto/relay.html

Hope this helps
alan

[dragstaar]

give the battery a full charge, then ride for a couple of days with no grips. i.e. physically disconnect them

Then ride with your grips and you'll soon find out whether your grips are an issue.

Cold can kill a battery, esp if you leave it outside.