My 1982 Yamaha Maxim 650 was all rigged up. 

I had no money to fix the broken key switch in college, so I bypassed it and had a copper wire to insert to “turn the key on” 

But, since the handlebar start button was also missing I used the actual key to short the start button contact with the surrounding metal to “press the start button”.

So, yes, I hot-wired my own bike every day to get to campus… 

before I dropped out in favor of a full time IT consultant and instructor position.