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IN AN IGNITION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTORCYCLE COMPRISING AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR; AN IGNITION CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR PRODUCING A SPARK VOLTAGE FOR A SPARK PLUG; A BATTERY HAVING AN END CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC GENERATOR VIA SWITCHING MEANS, AND ANOTHER END CONNECTED TO THE GROUND; AND AN ELECTRICAL LOAD CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH THE BATTERY, THE SWITCHING MEANS INCLUDES A VOLTAGE DETECTOR FOR DETECTING AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF THE ELECTRIC GENERATOR, AND A SWITCHING ELEMENT FOR DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND THE ELECTRICAL LOAD FROM THE ELECTRIC GENERATOR WHEN THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE DETECTED BY THE VOLTAGE DETECTOR IS BELOW A PRESCRIBED VALUE. BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL LOAD AND THE BATTERY ARE DISCONNECTED FROM THE GENERATOR WHEN THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF THE GENERATOR IS BELOW A PRESCRIBED VALUE, THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE CAN GO UP TO THE PRESCRIBED VALUE OR HIGHER WHICH IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE IGNITION CIRCUIT TO PROPERLY OPERATE SO AS TO PRODUCE A SPARK VOLTAGE FOR A SPARK PLUG, WITH THE RESULT THAT THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CAN BE EASILY STARTED BY OPERATING A KICKSTARTER OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
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