Somethings not right

I've been working on an 81 XJ550 Maxim trying to get it running so I can enjoy the good weather. I've gone through the carburator and synced it,replaced cables, adjusted the chain and numerous other minor things. My problem is I finally got to take it for a test drive around the block which went fine. The next morning I went out to start my bike and there was nothing but a single click from the starter solenoid and it made my neutral light shut off. I checked fuses and and cleaned all the connections I could find. Also made sure the battery had power and unplugged and replugged in any spots where the wires came togethor in case there was any corrosion. Tried jumping the solenoid but all that did was make a spark and shut off all power again. It wont shift up or down either for some reason just kills the power when I try to shift. This is my first motorcycle and everything was going really smooth up until this point. Hopefully someone can chime in with an answer

 

I think killing the power when you shift out of neutral is kickstand down switch?

 

if you shift it into gear with side stand down you must pull in clutch . the safety feature will kill power to ignition if you have a bad or missing clutch safety switch
battery must be fully charged if it is to low solenoid will only click and if it drops below 10 volts when cranking bike will not stark

just having side stand down and shifting into gear may also kill the ignition.
my switch is disconnected. so my bike will only start in neutral and when I deploy the side stand bike shuts off

 

Maybe I have a bad battery then because the regular kickstand is up

 

bad batterys happen a lot

 

Try jumping it with a car battery.

 

do not start the car

 

Thanks for the help Ill let everyone know how it goes tomorrow

 

It was a bad battery because it turned over right away after i hooked it up to my car. Still doesnt explain why it wont come out of neutral though. I'm going to start digging through the forums for answers unless someone comments on here first. Thanks everyone I was really worried it was a wiring issue somewhere

 

look at the mechinisims behind shifter cover you may just have a broken spring

 

are you rocking the bike back and forth when you try to get in gear