Searching has shown me that this is a common problem with the XB's.
your search engine is incorrect. it's not.
Does that just leave me with hunting down a short somewhere?
yes....it does. likely areas:
top of motor rearward of coil.....harness to injectors
77 connector....see pic...then see arrow
small harness beneath motor and atop muffler/cowling bracket areas
steering neck harness wrap specifically the much-maligned "brown wire".
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