I wanted to thank everyone for their help and apologize for not updating. I work 70+ hours in the spring through fall which hasn't left much time dealing with this.
Got her figured out. After tearing her apart and scrutinizing every connector I could find, the mechanic friend I referenced earlier and I were convinced the ignition had fried. it was then we noticed some bare metal at a connector about 4" from the battery. That was the culprit. Pushed the wire back in and she roared to life. After all of this, removing the seat is all I would've needed to do to fix her.
However, there is a silver lining. I think I may have mentioned that I wanted to do a couple mods. One of them was replacing the air box with 3 k&n filters. I cant seem to reinstall the air box, so guess what my first mod will be? Having difficulty finding what I want but that's for a different thread.
Again, thanks to everyone. Appreciate everyone taking the time to help out a stranger