Hi all - I finally decided to do this MOD to my Connie today, and lo and behold - the previous owner already did it!
WELL... he did it half way. The direct ground to the battery from the igniter pigtail was done, but the black/yellow wire was just cut and sitting there. No pigtail, not loop to accessories, no nothing... I'm assuming it can't be that bad because I've put near 3500 miles on the bike this summer?
I'm going to run a pigtail to the fender like Steve did, but I thought I'd share one of those wonderful discoveries you can only get with older, pre-owned bikes.
Sad part is I was hoping to get some better response from the bike because I'm not happy with it, but apparently, this IS better response.