Topic: 1973 CB500 rolling restoration

[jonda500]

The kickstarter turns the engine via the clutch - you cannot turn the engine using the kickstarter with the clutch pulled in - you would only be turning the clutch!
In Australia/America, the 400 & the 500 didn't ever get the SSM (starter safety management), so they will start in any gear even if you forget to pull in the clutch.
John

[pookie]

Wow! A warning about how long this topic has been dead, I really dropped the ball...

Life, as many of you know it, got in the way.

I'm working on cleaning all the connections as Cal suggested and I have a question. I have a green wire, with what looks like a factory connection, not connected to anything on the left side panel. I assume...that this should be connected to something. But "where?" And "what?" Are the first two questions.

[calj737]

It may well be a spare. Certain models shipped to different countries with slightly different equipment, thus a few spare "grounds" were included. If everything is working as it should, it's safe to leave it abandoned.