Dont know what to do anymore...

So i get a new set of carbs....rebuild them using Ricks guides, bike starts, I adjust the idle, idles kinda high but thats ok for now....the bike is finally running on all 4 cylinders....I ride a few miles to get it warmed up....come home....shut the bike off....pull the tank etc to fine tune it....hit the starter button...nothing...taillight works...neutral light works...signals work...horn works....headlight doesnt work....I checked all the wiring in the bucket and the rest of the way to the fusebox...everything seems fine....its the stock fuse box but there is no corrosion or rust. All the fuses are fine....Im really starting to get fed up with this bike....

 

Headlight is designed to not turn on until motorcycle is started.

Areas to check -

Fuses and panel
Sidestand switch
Kill switch
Starter button
Starter relay
Starter

 

I know when the headlight comes on, its not coming on when its suppose to....I checked everything you mentioned....even though the fusebox looks good Im gonna replace it today...

 

Stating the obvious, but. . . . is it in gear with the sidestand down perhaps?

Could jsut be your starter button is shot. When I first got my Seca many moons ago, somehow the switch reed had come unseated in the housing. I took it apart and got it reseated properly. At the very least you could take it apart and jumper across the switch to see if it'll crank then.

 

I installed the new fusebox....still nothing....so I went over every wire and connector in the headlight bucket with a fine tooth comb....I guess I must have missed something the first time cuz now it starts fine....only headlight still doesnt work....

 

I had a bad connection in the bucket first when I got my '82 Maxim. Couldn't see anything wrong, all connections felt good, but it still died from time to time. Tried starting while tugging on the connections until I found it, replaced the clips, problem solved. Well, that problem ... Have I mentioned my forks? Bearings?

By the way, a worn key switch may also kill the beast. Mine rarely starts after I lock the handlebars, but I don't have that problem if I just shut 'er off and pull the key. Friend told me to pump some rust check in there, but I haven't tried that yet.

Good luck with yours

 

Try jumping the main posts on your solenoid. Might help narrow down the possibilities.