Greetings everyone! I was recently given a 2001 Honda Recon by a friend. I have never really had a Four Wheeler before, but I have had many Honda’s back in the day when the XR500 ruled the trail. (I am showing my age there)

Its rough to be sure but I think it’s worth putting some time and money into so I can ride around in the mud with the big boys on those RZR’s while packing a sandwich and some beverages…and maybe even the wife.

I want to get it running so I can asses the overall condition of the motor & Trans before I get too far into the brakes and bearings, wheels & tires and various other parts that could turn into an addiction.

I have determined that the starter relay is missing, I have one on order.

It turns over when I jump the two leads together but I have no spark, key is on, headlights work and the kill switch cover was taken apart and the innards were thoroughly cleaned with contact cleaner.

I tried two different coils on the bike but no change. Every switch and wire has been checked but there is one wire that has been broken and I cannot determine what it was for, it does not get voltage when the key is on, and it does not change ground state when I turn on the key or fiddle with any switch.

It is under the seat on the left side and goes into the main wire loom, its a thin wire that has a yellow jacketed wire surrounded by a jacket of mesh wire shield, then the rubber black with white stripe PVC. I will attach a photo in the event that someone here can ID the thing. I cannot find the other end of this thing to determine what it is.

Thanks for any insight or direction you could give me!