I'd be interested in hearing how you do this. I've been tossing the idea around myself turnign into a toggle switch.

 

It's actually already done except for the finished mounting. It's the easiest electrical work you'll ever do - unless that blue set of wires I speak of above turn into something more critical.

 

I had heard a rumor...unsubstaniated of course that there was some sort of resistance that the key created. This blocked the abilty to "hotwire" the bike (what you are doing in effect. Aparently this is not the case? I take it you litereally cross both wires, or attach them to the switch and call it good right? Minus these blue wires you speak of...

 

That's something I have not heard but yea, I just ran the hot wires across a switch. The bike starts but I haven't had it out on the road yet. I'm also replacing the stock push button start with a miniature p/b.

 

Cool. I'll have a look at a service manual then and see if I can find out what the blue wires you speak of are.

 

Looking at the circuit diagram for the starting system it looks as though they are the hot wires for the starter cut-off system (neutral, clutch, sidestand).

 

From looking at the schematic, Blue/yellow & Black/Blue are connected when in the On position. Black/Blue is coming from ECM, it's monitoring the position of the Neutral sw & Side stand sw, clutch sw thru the Blue/Yellow. A safety interlock system, looking for the right combo to kill the engine(ignition) pg 8.8 manual......

 

Replacing main switch with toggle...
Black/Blue, Yellow/Blue from main switch must be jumped.
Clutch switch wires must be jumped.
Sidestand wires must be jumped.

I don't necessarily understand why this is the way it is but it's what I had to do to make it work.

 

care to explain how

 

Not sure what your specific question is? Study the wiring diagram and study the connections of the stock switches BEFORE you go disconnecting things. Then use some trial and error to make it work.