I am in need of help and advise. Last weekend, in haste, i connected a brand new battery to my 76' Honda CB550 and accidentally had the ground wire connected to the positive terminal. As you could imagine, this caused a great deal of sparks and smoke coming from the electric panel. Since then, i have replaced some ground wire that was fried and/or melted. However, i still have no power, none, to the ignition. To be safe, I ordered a new ignition switch (since the old one had been giving me some trouble anyhow) and still no power: no headlights, no panel lights, and definitely no turnover. I can get the starter to turnover when I short the solenoid, but otherwise, nothing. I am also getting four or five volts to the harness side of the ignition switch connector. Can you give me some suggestions on what this might be. I thought i had identified all the ground wires that were damaged. What obvious things am i missing. Electrical is not my strong suit when it comes to bikes. Feel free to ask me questions that may help me to identify where/how to identify the problem. Many thanks in advance!!!!
