Question on clutch switch

[Guest]

I recently installed an aftermarket clutch lever that wasn't exactly OEM and wasn't deactivating the clutch switch when it was pulled in. I did some research on the forums, tracked down two green/yellow wires coming down from the switch/lever area and into the headlight bucket .... disconnected them from the corresponding green/yellow wires and connected them to each other.

My question ...

There are now two empty green/yellow wires in the headlight bucket (the ones that were originally connected to the clutch switch wires), one male and one female. Do I also connect them to each other? OR will that cause a short in the system. I have been slowly working through a number of electrical problems over the past few months (sealed MF battery, replaced stator, upgraded R/R, ignition coils) and want to rule out everything else that I can.

Thanks!

GSP

[Steve]

You can leave those two wires hanging loose.

Look at it this way ... what do they connect to?

Yep, a dead switch. They are not going to short out on anything.

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[gspower]

You can leave those two wires hanging loose.

Look at it this way ... what do they connect to?

Yep, a dead switch. They are not going to short out on anything.

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That's what I was thinkin', but thank you for clarifying. Will do.

[rapidray]

The wires coming from the LEVER can just be left hanging. The wires coming from the HARNESS need to be connected to each other so the bike will start. Keep in mind that your bike will crank while in gear this way so make SURE, when you go to start the bike from now on, that it is in neutral or you have the clutch lever pulled in.
Ray.

[srg]

Look at it this way ... what do they connect to?

Yep, a dead switch. They are not going to short out on anything.

I dunno Steve, have you ever read the Magic/More Magic story?

http://catb.org/jargon/html/magic-story.html

:-P

[eil]

I love that story. Always figured if I had a hidden kill switch somewhere on my bike, I would label it "magic" and "more magic".