thanks to everyone that replied, i have managed to get it working again, i turned the key to "on" held the brake in, and connected the battery and it imediately tried firing up on its own, and it started up, but made the noise as if the starter was stuck on.i reved it a little, it coughed and spluttered for about 10 seconds, then sounded as it should do, so i turned the key to "off" and success! it turned off with the battery connected! do you think the starter relay became stuck on when the old battery knackered up? i have been told the kymco batterys are not supposed to be very good and can cause a lot of problems, as well as not lasting very long. i have installed a new bosh battery and can notice a difference straight away , it starts better, its not sluggish like it has been either. so im glad its working again but is it worth changing the starter relay aswell?
thanks again
vicky