[Andy]

Glad you got it going, I removed those potential problem switches on mine long ago

I never understood that particular "safety feature" anyway.  If you're trying to start it in gear, you're not getting far anyway.

[olhogrider]

They saw it on bikes with real starters, or more likely their lawyers did. A Harley will start in gear and a GoldWing starter is so powerful it is used for reverse! It will even back one over a curb.