Long story short, connect the kill switch and no spark. Depress the kill switch and there is spark. I connect a toggle kill switch and it has spark in the off position and does not in the on position. The bike is a TY80 for kids to learn on so I would like the toggle switch to read correct. Somewhere it appears some wires have been crossed. Anyone familiar with this issue? Ideas of what might be causing this?

Thanks,

Sounds like the switch is connected to the ground wire.

swop the wires over

There are two types of circuits for kill switches- open circuit & closed circuit. It sounds like you have the wrong one. They either make an earth or break an earth connection. Which type of kill switch did you purchase?

The switch that was on the bike (not stock) and the toggle switch I tried (came from a dual sport kit) both have a black wire (male) and a ground. The bike as I received it had the black disconnected and the ground fastened to the frame. I'm not sure about open- and closed-circuit connection switches.

Sounds to me like your bike runs a open circuit but your kill switch & toggle switch are closed circuit.

Normally when you kick off your bike & it runs then the circuit is complete. When you press the kill switch it either makes or breaks the circuit & the bike stops. yours is doing the opposite- when you press your kill switch it is making the correct circuit