First - the battery is either not getting a charge (bad regulator, bad stator, or bad connection) OR it's got a dead short in it.
By not being able to jump the bike with power applied directly to the start wire tells me that you may have another concern. The starter should turn over as long as you have a ground hooked up to the chassis (or ground cable) and power applied directly to the black wire connection point on the relay (red goes to the battery). The starter doesn't care if you have the key on or in gear even - if it's good and you have good contacts it's going to turn over. Now, I need to note I have seen main starter wires get burned on the header and cause a direct short when the insulation burns through and the wire makes connection to the header (or frame). Also, the connection could have come loose on the starter BUT that doesn't explain the low battery.
It takes far less voltage to run the bike then it does to start it. So, the more accessories you turn on the less time you have to drive provided you aren't getting a charge from the stator/regulator to replace the power you are using.
Once you get the bike started you don't even need a battery provided the charging system is good.
I'm going to put in for no charging (so either bad regulator or stator). This could have toasted the battery too so a direct short making it harder to jump it.
By not being able to jump the bike with power applied directly to the start wire tells me that you may have another concern. The starter should turn over as long as you have a ground hooked up to the chassis (or ground cable) and power applied directly to the black wire connection point on the relay (red goes to the battery). The starter doesn't care if you have the key on or in gear even - if it's good and you have good contacts it's going to turn over. Now, I need to note I have seen main starter wires get burned on the header and cause a direct short when the insulation burns through and the wire makes connection to the header (or frame). Also, the connection could have come loose on the starter BUT that doesn't explain the low battery.
It takes far less voltage to run the bike then it does to start it. So, the more accessories you turn on the less time you have to drive provided you aren't getting a charge from the stator/regulator to replace the power you are using.
Once you get the bike started you don't even need a battery provided the charging system is good.
I'm going to put in for no charging (so either bad regulator or stator). This could have toasted the battery too so a direct short making it harder to jump it.
