Hey everyone.
So ive got a bit of a silly question.

How long would a battery last on an iron 883? Like if i didnt start it over 10 days should i expect issues?
trickle charger isnt an option since i dont have an outlet near where i park...

 

As long as the temperatures don't get very cold, or very hot, it should last a while, however if you have an alarm/immobiliser that will put a slight drain on the battery. 10 days should be fine IMHO, but if you leave it much longer you may need to remove it, take it home and recharge it, that is your back-up.

 

The year of the bike is needed more than the fact it's an 883.
Drain would be no different between an 883 or 1200.

Newer bikes with all the electronics have a drain on them as it monitors all that new stuff.

I have on '02 1200XL (carb) with very little drain because it doesn't have to monitor anything.
I can let mine sit for weeks and it will start up without a pause.
When I do hook it to a tender, after sitting for a while, (guilt feeling) the charging light goes green almost right away and that is with a battery over 5 years old.

Now the '07 Ultra is a different story. Lots of alarm, time keeping on the radio, etc. I see it go into a charging state when I hook the tender on it. More fancy stuff to monitor on the Ultra. Not so on the Sportster.

 

2011sportster iron.

The alarm sends me an update every 12 hours (allows me to monitor the location of the bike) and usually i see a drain of about 0.05 for the first 24 hours and then it goes in to sleep mode.