No spark condition in a 1979 Honda CB250T?

I picked this bike up a couple days ago and it has no spark. It has a kickstarter, but no battery. It also has CDI ignition electric start. The specific CDI is TIA01-20, does this bike need a battery for spark even for the kickstart? Thanks. The bike is a 1979 CB250T

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