Battery won't stay charged...need help

[shelbyzman]

So the stator is bad, would my bike stay running? I have had to jump it because the battery isn't charging.....but can ride for hours with no problems and if it dies, I can kick start it with one kick after it has been warmed up. Although, the electric start won't work because the battery isn't staying charged up. Just trying to use the process of elimination. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to this stuff, I just know that when an alternator goes out on a car, it won't stay running.