Motorcycle Repair: no spark, xt500, multimeter

Question
hey mate i have a 1979 xt500 yamaha with no spark at the pionts.ireplace the old coil with new,new condenser i have turn singals that work,horn works ,i have no lights but i have brake light.good battree,fuel ok jet cleaned . couple of months back i could push start it  but not now? got a idea mate?    bob

Answer
Hi Bob.
 Well, since you have power everywhere else and have new condensor coils, then there could only be a few things wrong.

You could have a blown ignition fuse, a short in the wiring to the condensor coils, or a bad connection somewhere in the ignition circuit between the condensor coils and the power source.  You will need a multimeter to check for shorts, but bad or corroded connections will be fairly obvious when you are looking for them.

Start there and let me know what you find.
Good luck.
FALCON