Good to know! I've spent the better part of the evening trying to wire up my stock kill switch now... The previous owner had wired it to bypass the switch. opened up the harness wrap they used and found the black/white wire from the coils going into a four way connector. The connector has a black wire hard wired to it, and a black/red, brown/blue and the black/white plugged into it (fourth plug is empty). This connection is hot, not ground. The black/white, black/red, blue/white, green/white, and white/green wires coming from the right hand control have all been cut. Yellow/red and black wires are still in tact for the starter.
It is my understanding that the black/white wire from the switch should be connected to the black/white wire from the coils, but when I connect them I get nothing, as if the switch was in the "off" position. If I start the bike, with all wires connected as I found them, I can kill the bike by disconnecting the black/white wire. I'm wondering, first and foremost: is the way my bike is wired is incorrect in a way that is bad for the bike? and secondly, could I wire in a toggle between the black/white wire and the four way connector as a temporary kill switch so I can do a plug chop? My third option is to have the neighbor kid ride with me and turn the key off when I give the word... and that seems dangerous.