So I picked up a big red at the end of last year it was in rough shape and half way dissembled (plastics and racks), I decided to overhaul and paint it all up. Compression was and still is 148 psi. I got it running prior to overhauling it. So I got it all back together last week and it fired right up after I cleaned the carb / new battery / new starter solenoid. The electric start and pull start both fired up right away. The next day or so it became harder to start had to tinker with it and spray some starting fluid in it and it would eventually start. It would warm up and stay running but would occasionally hiccup or rev high a little and sometimes would eventually turn off but other times it would run for 10 mins no problem. I never drove it cause I was waiting on my new tires, I did however have it on blocks and ran it thru all 5 gears and reverse. I went out the day after running thru all the gears and had nothing at the electric start, I jiggled the H-L-R shifter and it worked.... I thought i fixed it, well apparently not! I went out yesterday and the electric start again would not turnover at all, the neutral light comes on and if i push the start button the neutral light dims a little. The headlights work fine high and low beams. I took some pliers and shorted out the starter solenoid and it would turn over but had no spark and wouldn't start I tried this with jumper cables going to the frame and hitting the starter, same result no spark. If I pull the pull start I do have spark not the brightest, but a spark. I took some sand paper and cleaned all the connectors on the battery, solenoid, and coil. Took the handle bar switch apart and its all in contact and have continuity when I push the start button, and the kill switch looks to be good too. I've been spent hours and gotten nowhere chasing this electrical issue and I'm ready to go ride after doing all this work, any help would be highly appreciated!
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