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So if i can get it to start just without the buttons the best bet would be to run my own wires and not just ground to the bars but run it back as far as I can?

Yes but i mean is there a way to just ground the solenoid itself to see if thats the problem before I go taking things off to sand.

I feel like it would be a lot easier to trouble shoot if i could get the push start working. Someone said that the bars might not be grounded and the start button is grounded to the bars. So im thinking the easies thing to do is try just grounding the solenoid and if thats works it has to be the...

So I finally got some time with it. Dropped in a new battery noticed the headlight wasnt on. Check the fuses some were out and only had a few on hand so replaced the main and then ignition with the on for headlights still in and none for turns. Tried to bump start it with some starter and the...

Switch was set to run. Not sure if all the switches were good. First thing I'm gonna do next time I get time with the bike is drop in a new battery test spark and then if thats good check all the switches.

I was just sitting here this morning thinking and realized that even with power I didn't hear a click when pressing the start button so it could just be the relay or something before that. Can you give me an idea of where its at on the bike?

The first thing I did was clean the carbs when I got it. They seemed in good shape there wasnt any gas in them and all parts seemed good. The diaphragms where a bit softer then I though they would have been just looking at them but no rips or holes. I ckacked the fuel drain on one carb and got a...

Hi guys. I just bought my first bike and it's a 1980 xs400. The guy who sold it to me said it was having so idle problems when he had it running. Said it would stall out at stops. The gas in the tank had sat for a year with no lock to keep the cap shut. So I figuered it not starting was due to...