standard ignition switch as a magneto kill switch?

[70fatster]

I took off the bezel and tried to take pics of the back of the switch with a mirror but they wouldn't focus.
Next step is to unhook the battery ground and unscrew the switch which is sitting on a stack of shims, but the lawn needed mowing and brakes and bearings on the wife's ride...so it's still sitting there.
Probably Sunday. My generator is losing a bearing so it's down till I replace that anyway, but there's vacation...

[70fatster]

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Top left pic is off position. Black wire top left goes to ground, black wire bottom right goes to magneto kill.
Top right pic is on with no lights.
Bottom left pic is power on to start switch, no lights. You can see the cut in the brass at the two o'clock position. This isolates the grounding action.
The final position is not pictured but it continues to power the start switch, and carries power to the other side for headlights.
The headlight high/low is on a SPDT switch on the fork tins.

[ElekVins]

Thank you very much 70fatster !
It took me a couple of weeks to get at it but I did just like you and it's working perfect!
Seems simple when you explain it, but I couldn't think it up myself...
Anyway, thanks again for taking the pictures and share the details!

Vins