Here's the latest. the short seems to be somewhere in the safety circuit including side stand switch, brake switches (bank and front), gear selector. something here is shorting. no gear indicator markers just N. when in neutral cmu dims and blinks. when you shift to 1st the lcd goes solid and bright. sidestand switch icon works, so does oil(drained it). going back to neutral blanks and dims. cmu cycles and battery warning blinks. ??????? GRRRRR... So close.
checked cmu and circuit board connectors all look solid. Holy Gremlin chase Batman!!!!