I don't think he's going to get two beeps, as this is not a DESS lanyard type, the lanyard just holds the button in, so it stays closed. there's only two wires to it, not three. I just looked at the schematic and Artr, you're absolutely correct.... start button is normally open circuit, same with the safety switch where the lanyard connects, but the stop button is normally closed. Also, the schematic shows that one large terminal of the starter solenoid connects directly to the battery, and the small red wire from it powers everything -through the two fuses (15A & 5A). Now, downstream of the 5A fuse is a yel/red wire supplying battery voltage to one side of the primary winding of the solenoid, so there should be two always hot wires on the solenoid. An easy check is put a volt meter on the smaller terminals and push the start button, you should see 12v. If not, a bad wire, switch, connection, mpem, or wires are crossed somewhere. If you do get 12V, the solenoid should make a loud clack. if so, problem is the starter if the big wires are all good, clean, and tight. The ground should be checked too. being at the bottom, corrosion could get to it.
All wires should be soft and pliable, and no swelling or blue stuff around the ends. Stiff wires should be treated like stiff fuel hose... replaced!
always solder and use marine grade heat shrink tubing when repairing wiring. if the copper inside is not bright and shinny, trim it back until it is. Solder won't stick to discolored copper without acid cleaning first, but then neutralizing the acid is necessary. better to replace with new instead!
Continuity checks of wire can be deceiving. I've ran across wires that looked fine on the outside, but inside, were deteriorated and the strands turning into powder. With just a few strands still intact, you'll get continuity, but there will not be enough amperage flow to do much good.
Hope this helps someone. took me a long time to figure this shit out by trial and error.
-Don
Ventura
97 GTi, GSX, GSi, 2000 GTi, and 98 GTS