Light goes off. It’s not the bulb or the fuse ?

[DirtFlier]

"....while I was riding I just hit the starter switch a few times while I was riding and it cleared up. It takes some courage to this as you think the starter motor will engage but of course it does not...Warren"

The starter motor did spin each time you hit to Start button but at the drive end is something called a sprag (one-way) clutch. It will start the engine but when the engine is turning faster than the starter motor, it just slips.

 

[obrienwjp]

I had that happen, but it turned out that one of the wires attached to the starter switch had come unsoldered. Weird freak thing. I soldered it back in place and haven't had the problem since.

That's exactly what I had to do! Same fix, I soldered back the wire that broke from the soldered pad.