Ignition switch installation

[78_GS400_Canuck]

Hi everyone,
I am new to the forum. I have a 1978 GS400 that was my dad's. The bike has only 14,000 km on it. It has been sitting for too many years so I decided I want to get to back to drivable condition. Last year I had it running, but events led to the removal of the ignition switch. I tool pictures, but unfortunately they have done missing.
Does anyone know how the wires hook up I have a wiring diagram but I have a hard time translating it to the contacts on the ignition switch. Any help would be appreciated!

[BassCliff]

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[ChicagoBob]

The red and orange wires are the ignition "on" connections. Red is positive, so be careful not to short it against any other metal objects on the bike. The brown wire is for the parking light circuit.

There's a good wiring diagram in the manual provided on Basscliff's site. It's at http://www.mtsac.edu/~cliff/storage/...mer_Manual.pdf

[pete]

Welcome to the forums!

The wiring diagram should definitely get you sorted, although if you just dismantled the switch there should be no need to do anything but put it back together.

My '82 450 has a four pin plug that only connects one way so you can't get it wrong... is it different on the 400?

[1_v8_merc]

I thought they were all plug-n-play connector types?