I'm not talking about the "brake switch".

On the left hand side of the handlebars, to the left of the clutch and underneath the handlebars, there is a small switch which works together with the kickstand switch to disble your bike. Somethimes the switch 'sticks'.

A good way to by-pass the switch is cut a short piece of wiring, remove the two wires that go into the switch and short these wires out with the short piece of wire. By shorting it out you 'remove' it from the circuit and can then see if it's the clutch switch or another switch.

I believe you can also short out the kickstand switch but haven't done it and don't have the wiring diagram at work to check.

The seat and starter are not related. If your seat is difficult to get off, try pressing down on the front of the seat when turning the key. They sometimes stick.

Doc