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Possibly one of the leads is about 700mm long?
In which case it might be what he called a "stealth" lead. Simply put, that is a lead which will go all the way round the vertical pot and under the starter to the pole, so you don't see it... Instead of just going straight across the timing cover.
A short lead is used in tandem with the original positive from battery to solenoid.
On mine the earth lead is bifurcated at the battery terminal, one leg into the harness and one to the front of the engine.
You are supposed to cut off the original to the engine and place the new one under the terminal with the remainder of the original harness.... That's horrible and of no electrical advantage. Keep the original bifurcated leads if that's what you have. If the terminals are clean and there is no green rot in the cable, it will be fine.
You probably have a short cable going from a bolt in the crankcases near the breather body, to a nut on the back of a footrest hanger bolt?
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