Yes, but if anything in the "Safety circuit" is faulty or disconnected, then it won't. A lot of people disconnect or bypass it as it can be a pain if messing about. On the left hand switchgear, you should find a small plunger switch on the clutch lever bracket, and when you plull the clutch in the plunger should move out to make a connection. Often the plunger sticks or siezes, so follow the wires from it into the headlight shell, and bridge the wires temporarily, if it works now, the switch is the problem, buy a new one, they are sealed and can't be repaired, not expensive (it is actually the same as the front brake light switch on drum braked Hondas). If that doesn't sort it, you need to check the plug in diode which is in the side panel electric frame near rectifier, regulator and fuses. All the above is assuming it's a stock Honda loom, not some home made thing for a chop etc.
