Newbie Rider can't get bike to start.

[allfortheempire]

Hello all,

I have been a longtime lurker but this is my first post. I am a brand new rider as of last year and the GZ is my first bike. I am embarrassed to admit it but I didn't do any research on proper storage over the winter, and just parked it in the driveway and through a motorcycle cover her. Now she doesn't want to start.

After trying multiple times, I ended up draining the battery. I went out and bought a charger, charged it up put it back in the back and tried again. Lights, horn, signals, everything seems to work but when I try and start it doesn't turn over. I am not at all mechanically inclined, this is the bike I will be learning on so before I make more work (and cost) for myself, I wanted to get the opinions of more experience riders.

I did not fill (or drain) the gas tank before parking it and I read there could be water in the gas tank. Should I try draining the tank and filling it with fresh gas? New battery? New spark plug? All of the above?

Any help you could give me to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. With the warm weather I am eager to get her going to practice riding again.

Thanks for the help!