1974 Z1 900 broken kill switch

i was working on my 1977 kz 650 tonight and my friend stopped by to give me a hand, i thought great (its always nice to have a 2nd set of hands) I had to run inside to grab something and by the time i came out he had managed to break the kill switch on the z1 900. I guess he was flicking it back and forth and it broke off. Now the bike wont start and there is no spark. Obviously the kill switch is stuck in the off position. Here is my question iff i eliminate the wire from the kill switch will i be able to start the bike. I just orderd a new right handlebar switch from Z1. thanks