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I got it. I checked the coil ground wire and wasn't grounded very well. Cleaned it up a bit and it started first kick with the battery in it.

Yep. We have done this already but I'll do it again and let you know the results. Thanks.

Yes. Headlight, taillight and speedo light all work and the voltage is good on all of them. I have checked all grounds with a ground tester all solid.

Yep absolutely.

So I had some prior electrical problems that I hashed out and now the bike runs with a capacitor. But it will kill at a stop light when the head light is on. So I went to replace the capacitor with a battery and no spark?? I would imagine the battery would be a direct replacement no? I'm using a...

Spoke to soon. I've tried everything.

And the dumb ass award go's to me. I found the problem. The ground wire from the motor to the frame. I put new mounts on a didn't put the ground wire back on from the old motor mounts. Gezzz..... It's working fine now.

This is how it is wired up now

Is the constant 12 volts from the battery conflicting with the voltage the the bike is putting out? Idk.

Me too. Now the battery is a direct replacement of the cap right. Sort of plug and play. Hooked up the same way as the cap? Or should it be wired up differently.

Update. So I Isolated the ignition with the battery hooked up no spark would not fire. So then I hooked back up the capacitor after a few kicks she fired right up. Then checked my voltages to the head light 30-40 volts. It was not the reg/rect.

Okay

Okay. So I replaced the capacitor with a battery for testing. I now have 12 volts to the headlight, taillight both can be on and work just fine. I checked the voltage on everything and I have 12 volts. I double checked my wiring and everything looks right. The key and kill switch all work as...

Thanks.

For sure. No I'm not going any where till everything is up to par.

Not so much wanting to be a minimalist, I just don't have the means right now. I would have to grind out the box he has in there right now and find a place for reg/rec fuse block and all the other stuff packed in there right now. I do want to go battery just not right now. Want to get it going...

Okay I'll try a battery. What gauge wire should I run off the battery?

There is spark.

5 wire.

So.......I have it all wired up right new reg/rec double checked everything and it wont start. It will fire up for a split second and shut down. But when I turn on my light I have I think i have the same problem I had before, it wont fire at all. So I still think I still have the same problem as...