Do an Amp draw test. Even cheap meters have the function.
Remove the Neg terminal from the battery and put the meter between the battery terminal and the cable that you just removed. Any reading will show the current draw from the battery.
If you turn on your ignition you will see reading. The reading will change if you turn your lights on etc.
A bike should have zero or near zero current draw when standing. If yours doesn't then you may indeed have a short to earth in one or more circuits.
Remove fuses or isolate circuits until the reading on the meter is zero. That circuit will show you the draw.
P.S. The fuse in the meter will determine what your amp draw you meter can take. Make sure you connect the meter properly. Don't use the starter motor.
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Last edited by *Touring Ted*; 27 Jul 2017 at 14:11.
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