Isnt the charging voltage for our battery supposed to be 12-14v

[TheGoodGuy]

I was charging my battery today (last charged a week ago) but i noticed something odd. My charger set at 12v at 2amp is putting out or the battery is drawing 17.5v+ when charging. I disconnected the charger since the charger showed the battery was full. So I disconnected and a few minutes later checked the voltage.. 16.48v

I will check it after a shower. I dont want to start the bike if the battery is above 16v and blow the starting system or the regulator. I had this battery put in last year (according to my repair logs) and I did not ride it last year. I am trying to ride this season. I got the bike up running again  last week but the battery was weak so i had to jump it with my portable jumper.

So both last week and tonight it was charging 17v+.. at one time i saw about 18.5. Is the battery f%&ked?

Its a cyclegear branded battery cost me about 30 or so for it.

[ben2go]

How did you get your reading?Straight from the battery with nothing connected,I hope.Check the voltage from your charger without it being connected to the battery.That may give some clue.

[TheGoodGuy]

I'll check the charger without a battery connected to see what its outputting. But its funny that the battery when fully charged a few minutes later was at 16v.

Lemme finish dinner and then i shall go check for that.