Greg, Just to double check unplug the fuel pump and turn on the key see if the fuse blows, have you done any thing else with the wiring just recently? Sorry but I gotta ask.
Don't be sorry - these are good questions. You never know and it doesn't hurt to ask. Unplugging the fuel pump and turning on the key does not blow a fuse. It does register a fault code - 33 | fuel pump short to ground, which we would expect.
I have not fiddled with anything. I went for a casual 45min ride last week and put the bike back in the garage. Tried to fire it up on Sunday, and started popping fuses.
So, after putting in the new fuse and plugging the pump back in, I turn on the key and the pump primes but did not blow a fuse. I hit the kill switch - off, then on and now blow. I did this two more times, pump primes (whining like it always did) and no blow. When I start the bike however, it runs for 10 seconds and then the fuse blows.
Greg