motor wont start, where shud I start?

It does sound like an ignition switch. Do yourself a favor and find a NOS switch. The aftermarket ones I have found are usually imported from Asia.

Yes the ignition switch concerns me... ever since it stopped turning over the engine several years ago and then I bypassed it. But I still need to turn the key to the on position before hitting my bypass rocker switch to start the engine.

But it seemed like a really difficult intricate job to swap out the ignition switch (hence the reason I just bypassed it when it failed originally). Is there a way I can bypass it totally... eliminating the need for a key to start it?