I'm done with this convo, and actually done giving reliable, accurate, and concise helpful assistance anymore
Well, I hope this is not still the case, as you were extremely helpful in getting my kawi back up and running, even though I did have to bend over.
I'm a firm believer in following up so other people can sort through the jib and jab and figure out what they need to do!
With the explanation Man Of Blues gave me, I was able to explain to a shop what needed to be done. They charged me a fair price for a new ECU and FOB to program it to, the work was quick, and all in all I should have been out at about $900.
But then I started the bike up, luckily still at the shop, and it stalled out. Despite being inactive for so long, it was covered the whole time, but water still got into the gas tank, so they had to clean the carb and pistons, and then I asked them to just do an oil change while they were at it. Then the back tire had tire rot, so I got that replaced as well. It's worth more running and functional than rotting with the wheel lock on like it was prior, so all in all, great news!
I've since moved states, and with Covid have had a heck of a time getting it registered, so I pull it out of my garage every couple of days, bring it to the end of my drive way and run it for 10 minutes or so. Every now and then I quickly whip it around the block. This poor motorcycle has seen less than a mile of riding in 2.5 years