Sidestand Switch AGAIN?!?!

[roncg41677]

I posted a bunch some time back because I was having all sorts of issues with my 01 GZ. It would sputter, backfire and die constantly. After cleaning the carb, cleaning the gas tank, replacing the spark plug and a few other things it turned out the plug for the side stand switch had a spotty connection. After taking apart and putting the connector back together again it ran perfect...

...until a few days ago. It started to sputter here and there a bit, and I didn't do anything at first. Just assumed the switch connector needed to be cleaned again or something. I waited too long, and it died the other day as I was riding home. At first it wouldn't run in gear at all. Perfect in "N", but it would die immediately when I put it in first, just like the stand was down. I made sure the button on the stand was being pushed in, took of the seat and tank and blew into the connectors and made sure they were tight then put it back together. It would run in 1st then, but it still was sputtering, occasionally backfiring, just like it had been doing before. It's sitting in my carport now along with my 92 Seca 2 that is almost road-worthy. I haven't messed with it too much, I'm not sure where to start. Should I clean out the switch somehow, or replace the whole thing? Should I attempt to bypass it?