Sprint GT Bike wont start

Hello everyone I am a newbie to this forum stuff so be gentle with me
I have a 1999 Sprint 995i, and the bike started as normal, travelled 1 mile and the bike stalled. I couldn't restart her, engine turned over as normal, but battery drained very quickly,replaced battery after an overnight charge, same thing happened again,this time I notice a strong smell of petrol, checked breather pipes and they were clear. That as far as i have got other then putting the battery on charge again........er help

 

Hi Dozers Dad
Thanks for the reply,Is a "Drop Test" necessary as the battery is brand new and was charged for at least 15 hours?

 

mmmmm sorry about that, only got a GCSE in English.
After the first failure to start my bike, I brought a brand new battery and charged it over night.
(Do you know if a Gel type Battery needs a longer initial charge then a lead acid type?) Refit the bike with the new battery , she started, turned off engine and tried to restart her again..... nothing. took Battery out of bike to recharge and that is as far as I have got.
Chatting to a guy in town he mention about old fuel giving the same symptoms, is he right?
Thanks for your help ....Its much appreciated.

 

Hi Jez
thanks very much for your help, it is appreciated. If I remember I will drop you a line giving a situation report

 

Hi steve
Oh don't I know, took me a week to trace a earth fault on a GT750.
Thanks for the welcome

 

Up date on my sick Sprint 955i, after a couple of days of searching and swapping things around the fault turned out to be a flat battery.!!!! ( GRRRRR).The brand new charger I was charging the battery with was not giving out any voltage so the £40 halfords charger went back.

 

yep did as requested jumped on my 955i started along the A299 for a few miles, the pain of not riding my bike for so long was slowly disappearing and "the grin " was present and growing, slowing down for the roundabout, flip the bike left then right,open the throttle and nothing it literary dropped dead on me. Had enough momentum to roll to McDonald s. Sat there for twenty minutes, tried the bike, started first time off we went. Decided to take a quieter route home Via Pegwell Bay slowed down for the traffic lights,pull clutch rev rev brake rev rev and nothing 20 mins later we are off again, came straight home.
On the bright side , along the open road it was sweet and I managed to not fall off my bike even though its been 15 years since the last time I rode one. so Happy days

 

Yes I did tell Halfords what I thought of them, I sent the wife in!!! she loves ripping into the Saturday staff though I just can't bring myself to do that.

 

Hi JTD
No sorry, i have the usual instrument lights, but when I try to start the engine, it turns over but does not fire, I left it for about 20 mins I can then start the engine, I cant put my finger on the problem is it fuel starvation, flooding though i could not smell any petrol,or something with electrics like a sensor.....? any ideas?
Many thanks for the help