one more thing to note i have always had the intermitten issue where i would turn the bike on but the headlight wouldnt turn on until i tapped the starter...sometimes on rare occasions no lights would show on the bike at all until i taped the starter. might be related
ewwwwwwwwwwwww pushing pins thru wires?
start at a simple spot, pull the tank, and check the blk/yel ground wire that attaches to the bolt on the left side coil mtg point...pull the bolt, check the terminal and the wire, if it's fatigued and broken, replace the ring lug...clean the surfaces and replace.
carry on....
oh, Tony's stick coils are super nice also....(you're welcome T...)
that will work, but before you turn the wire harness into a Vooddoo Doll, go look at what I said about the coil ground wire...please.......