hey, welcome to the forums. anything can be fixed and rewired as you can see from your bikes current state. its just a matter of doing it right and clean. best to state your bike though. i have an mc17 myself, no fuel pump. but finding the original wiring for the fuel pump shouldnt be too hard. i would remove all the hack work and start from the original wiring again and instead of bypass stuff like the last owner, repair what needs to be fixed. and i believe, the fuel pump is supposed to run off the main ignition. could be wrong though.

 

Thanks for the welcome ! Sorry, thought the avatar of bike would've been explanatory.
It's an 88 MC19, Starts and runs but needs carbies cleaned, has original paint scheme still on it, and pretty much an un-touched bike except for the few things i've mentioned and minor scuffs & scratches.

 

nice! my bad lol i didnt even look at your avatar. good luck with the wiring, i wish i could help ya. im an electrician by trade and can tell you, its an eyes on project. meaning it will be tracing wires and seeing where they go. especially with a hacked system. if the original wiring connectors are still there it will be easier to repair but none of it is easy.

 

I have the same problem with my MC19. You can tell the switch is faulty by connecting a multimeter up to the 2 prongs (where it plugs in) and seeing if there's a circuit when you depress the clutch lever.

You could theoretically get around it by just wiring the two plugs in together, but you'd have to be careful not to start in it gear.

 

UPDATE !!! Yep, clutch switch appears to be at least part of the problem.
when i got the bike the clutch lever was snapped, pulled it out and hey the switch is broken too.
Anyone got an idea where i can get one from ?
Any help is greatly appreciated !

 

ebay

 

Cheers American,
Had a bit of a look, but then got hands dirty and went into the shed diggin thru the ol' parts box and did find one
right at the bottom. Already went & got adjustable levers for it.
Seems to be in good nick, I'll chuck it on & see if it's gunna work.
Btw, is that a pic of ur current bike ? looks like its well cared for !

 

i love it when that happens. ive had people (the wife) ask me, "why dont you just throw stuff away?" cuz i may need it some day! lol. an yea, thats my mc17. thanks. lol when i got her i built a special room for her off the garage. my wife hates this bike lol. i have 2 babies, my 11 month old baby girl, an my tufitty.