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Hello guys and gals

I have a 2004 RE Bullet 65 500. My bike is fitted with points.

My kill switch didn't work, I want to check that I have rewired it correctly so I don't damage anything.

I found a wire hanging down, behind the battery box, the wire has black and white colour, with a small ring terminal at the end.

The ring termial looks like it connects to the coil.

The wire that comes directly from the points goes to the negative side of the coil.

So I decided to experiment. I started my engine, switched the kill switch to the kill position. Then I tried contacting the little ring terminal to the negative side of the coil. It did not kill the engine.

So then I repeasted the test, this time I contacted the black and white wire ring terminal to the positive side of the coil, and it killed the engine.

Is this the right place that the black and white ring terminal connects to? Should I have connected it somewhere else? Like perhaps the frame?

Dave

Kill switches interrupt either the + feed to the coil or the "earth" from the - terminal of the coil through the points. I've seen both on diagrams (not sure how the Sixty-5 is wired) but can't see any black/white wires involved.

What I mean is, if there is one wire on each coil terminal, that's all there should be. I suspect someone has disabled the kill switch at some time (perhaps because they kept leaving it on?)

Thanks Pete, I will take a photo for all of you to see, from what you've said, I've wired it correctly.

Yes you could be correct Pete about disconnecting the coil, another reason why it could of been disconnected was because it was fitted with a Eureka electronic ignition.

Here is a photo.

There is a wire which is forked which connects to both sides of the coil.

The colours of the wires are :- black and red goes to - terminal on coil.
red and white goes to + terminal on coil.

Then there is the wire that comes from the points to the - terminal on the coil
I have connected the black and white wire to the + side of the coil.

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