Help; Getting no spark... (82 XJ550)

(preface: bike is heavily modded. some electrical has been deleted from the harness. i have no gauges, an aftermarket headlight, battery, and fuses have been converted to blade style.)

Finished rebuilding/syncing carbs, bike fires up and runs great. time to put the headlight/seat/tank back on and assemble it all after years of no riding and rebuilding... headlight no go. i swapped the kickstand safety relay to the headlight relay spot. headlight relay is bad because headlight came on. starts once. i put the bike all together and had no spark.

i then disabled the kickstand switch by hooking the two wires together, putting the stand relay back in (and also trying to get spark with it out). tried making sure all safety's where disabled by disconnecting the black/white wire from the CDI. still nothing.

the starter relay and kickstand relay both click when i turn the kill switch and key to on. i tried kicking it into gear and back to neutral, still nothing. bike turns over but no spark on any of the 4 plugs. battery has a full 13+. I can verify that i have fuel as the jetting is brand new and carbs have been cleaned many times over. + the bowls have fuel in them when i release the drains.

im at a loss here. any help/advice is much appreciated. thanks.