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Ok, thanks for everyone's help and patience in diagnosing this. I think I'm good now. Realizing that trying to get that 4 prong thing out of the fuse block was going to be a nightmare, I managed to get small snips inside and cut it in half while still in the fuse block. Not a pretty cut, but...

Sorry, just got back from dinner. This is ALL good information, and it makes perfect sense. I will pull the four connector set out and cut in half and report back. I also did pull the trigger and purchased a TM1499 which I believe is correct for the 445 I have (based on S/N and Kawasaki...

I imagine the kit was generic. Nothing "seems" to be broken from a functionality standpoint, other than the issue I'm having now. I do have the old block, but unfortunately I mangled the prongs in question trying to manhandle them out before I figured out how to remove them.

Sometimes those connections are cut? Oh boy, I took it on faith that that's the way it went in to the block. Maybe not. I REALLY need a 445 fuse block (and general) wiring diagram. I have a TM1499 manual in my shopping cart on a vendor site, but it's weird I can't find a pic online of that...

Sorry, I know I'm not explaining it very well. Right now I've got the main positive batter cable going to the starter relay and the piggy-backed hot wire going to the fuse block as shown in my previous illustration. BUT, since all prongs are connected inside the fuse block on that side, all of...

Ok, that makes sense. I'm hoping the 425 is similar or the same as the 445. So dumb question (perhaps): should all 4 connections on the "hot side" of the fuse block (the left side in the diagram above) be hot all the time? They'd have to be as they are all connected together, correct? If...

Here's a link to one, although I notice it's actually a Z425: And here's another, similar, diagram. Come to think of it, I'm not sure now why I thought this one was a 445. But it doesn't show the fuse block.

I'm going by two different wiring diagrams I've found online for the Z445. There are minor differences between the two as well as what I seem to have, and admittedly I don't know if any of these are supposed to be correct for my model. It's definitely not helping.

Well, it's not the starter switch. I realized I could test continuity to the leads disconnected from the switch and got basically same results. So that's an effect of the problem, not a cause.

Ok, so I'm additionally confused after reviewing the wiring diagrams, testing continuity, and looking at old photos. I've attached the way the fuse block looked before tearing into and how I have it now. The only difference is the original photo does NOT show the red / hot wire that was...

Well that seems to seal the deal. I messed up the fuse box putting it back together. Back to the drawing board. At least I think I know where to look. Thank you!

Ugh, so that's not what I wanted to hear, but that is, unfortunately, possible. For some reason I did not take great pics of the fuse box before dismantling. I have a few, but it was hard to get the camera in their for a good photo. I assume I should probably focus on the solenoid circuit...

I have a Z445 and am curious if the fuel solenoid is supposed to "activate" when the battery is connected. When I connect the negative terminal it "clicks." This is with the key off. The symptoms I'm having: 1. Battery will drain to almost nothing over the course of several days. This has...