Well....I think I found the problem (knock on wood). I took the battery out yesterday to have it tested. The gentleman at Battery Warehouse said it is actually as good, if not better, than a new one. So took it home and placed it back in it's home, and low and behold, the positive terminal lug snapped between the lug and the crimp. From the looks of it, this may have been an ongoing issue because there seems to be a bit of corrosion. I think the terminal had been cracked to at least 50% of it's original width for awhile.
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I also did find that the short piece of larger red wire, probably around 10 or 8 gage, was rubbing against the frame and the conductors were showing. I'm surprised it didn't cause a blown fuse. This is probably something I would recommend checking. I wrapped this with a couple layers of shrink tubing and rerouted the cable away from the frame. This may explain my very intermittent cut out issues for about a year when around 2,500-3,500 RPM and then twisting the throttle.
So far so good. I started and shut off the bike about 20 times yesterday and about 10 times today with no problem. It may be my imagination, but I even thing the neutral light and headlight are brighter than before. I guess this can be explained that before the voltage was present, but not enough current was allowed to pass the faulty, cracked, stress-causing part.
I'll keep you posted. Thanks to everyone for all the ideas.
