Right so I've done the tests again, please tell me I haven't fried my starter motor
First DC voltage test with the thin wire off the starter motor
Position 0
Red=12.71
Blue/Black=0
Yellow=0
Yellow/Black=12.65
Position 1
Red=12.71
Blue/Black=0
Yellow=12.71
Yellow/Black=12.65
Position 2
Red=12.71
Blue/Black=0
Yellow=12.71
Yellow/Black=12.71
Position 3
Red=12.71
Blue/Black=12.71
Yellow=0
Yellow/Black=12.71
So next I did the continuity(beep) test by putting the red probe to the red battery positive, then touched the black probe into the ignition plug.
Position 0
Red=beeped value 008
Blue/Black=no beep value 1
Yellow=no beep value 1
Yellow/Black=no beep value 1
Position 1
Red=beeped value 012
Blue/Black=no beep value 1
Yellow=no beep value 1
Yellow/Black=no beep value 1
Position 2
Red=beeped value 015
Blue/Black=no beep value 1
Yellow=no beep value 1
Yellow/Black=no beep value 1
Position 3
Red=beeped value 014
Blue/Black=no beep value 1
Yellow=no beep value 1
Yellow/Black=no beep value 1
Next I tried having the battery positive & negative connections on, the small red/black stripped wire off the starter leaving the thick red on the starter and the thick black earthed on the gearbox. I then took what looked like a thick black wire off the zx6r loom I have (an earth wire maybe?) and touched one side to the battery positive and then one to the bottom bolt (black arrow in bonzo's picture) and nothing happened...