78 Yamaha XS500 - Starting really weird!!! WHY?

[smz89]

Hey guys,

Not sure if this is a common problem but i must know.

Redid all the electrical on my xs500 and wont start as all. When i push the start button, the engine turns but no spark, except for when i took my finger off the button (sometimes)!!! So i got kinda pissed and figured, to hell with it! lets see if this baby will kicks start, thinking it would give a extra boost. And lone behold the damn thing started right up.

So, the wiring is fine obviously, why wont it start with the push start. Thankfully im 6'3" so its easy for me and kick starting a bike is something i love about mine. But why wont the electric start work??? just seems weird to me. I would like to get it fixed, but isn't crucial.

 

[SONICJK]

When you redid the wiring, it sounds to me that your somehow wired it so that the ignition is disconnected when you hit the starter. Perhaps your kill switch is wired into your starter button....

 

[smz89]

Thats what i thought as well. But i put the original wiring harness back on, which was checked for continuity and still the same thing. Also, i am using the original start/kill witch. I'm gonna take it apart to see if something may be fried inside the switch.