Ignition issues

So I'm fairly new to working on bikes and came across and issue with my 1981 yamaha 750 I believe it's maxim the guy who sold it to me said it's a seca but I can find a maxim in that year but the issue is that the black plastic piece on the ignition that holds the wired and Cooper pieces broke and I can't find a or part or match for it any wired diagrams or advice would be greatly needed thank you

 

You could have either a Seca 750 or a Maxim 750, as both were produced.
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By ignition I assume you mean the keyswitch. Start a conversation with Chacal, He has band-new replacements.

Start by reading The Information Overload Hour. Assume that none of the required maintenance has ever been done. Get that all caught up on, and you'll have a very reliable machine.

 

Iirc, the ignition switch base shape is as follows:

750 maxim-Basically a triangle-ish shape
750 seca - basically a "T" sort-of shape

Relatively speaking

 

This is broken?

 

Yes that piece it's shattered

 

I'm guessing that ignition was hammered out ,that is what will cause that to happen.
Post a pic of your bike and ignition switch and we'll help you Identify the bike and correct switch you need

 

I got the new ignition it's the exact same one all the way down to plug but no powere to hud or ignition

 

It has three turn positions and no matter what position it's in nothing lights up I remember when I turned the key before the neutral light always went on

 

Have you thoroughly investigated the condition of the fuse box? The originals have fuse clips that can fail from age, but look perfectly fine whn viewed from above. Glass fuses can also look perfectly fine, but in a failed state below the metal end where you can't see.
Are you sure that the battery is charged?

 

Are you in neutral?

 

check for voltage at the main fuse, and the clips.

check for continuity from main fuse output side to the connector for the ignition key. red wire

then check for continuity from same connector back to the other fuses it should be the brown wire

 

Xj550h you were right it was the fuse thank you

 

Thank all of you for the information it really helped and it taught me a lot about my bike

 

Hang around you will learn a whole lot more!

 

Ditto to that!

 

Like the three B's.

 

it was k-moe who told you to check out your fuses, I was telling you how to chase the voltages from battery to ignition switch and back to fuse box.
nice that it turned out to be a blown/bad fuse