Relay draining battery?

[Bappo]

Doing maintenance on the bike and I think I made the mistake of washing the bike and now it is pissed.

After washing and doing the brake pads I noticed the Aux lights were on and the on/off switch was off. Went to on and back to off and the light went out. Later, I noticed the lights were on again, same procedure and lights out. This AM I went out to start on spark plug and air filter changing, turned the key to on and dead battery. Currently on the charger.

I have since pulled the aux light relay thinking that might be the culprit. Battery was at 8.7V before I put it on the charger. Am I on the right track? I bought a replacement relay for $5 and once charged and rest of the work done I will try it.

Should I replace the the battery? Still on original 2012 battery.

Thanks,
Bappo

 

[MrVvrroomm]

The battery should be fine. Replace the relay and make sure you waterproof it. Ensure relay is pointing up vs upside down, or else water will run in to it.