A Little Sick In The Shed

@Bradle Welcome to the family. I did reply earlier doesn't seem to have come up or i pressed the wrong button. As said do check the battery as they need to be tiptop especially when under load. There was a topic here somewhere as to how strong a battery should be. Try the clutch and side stand switches as they play up some times and get sticky just clean and spray with electrical spray and a squirt into the switch gear. Check around the headstock and ignition switch for breakages and general connections. Wish you lots of luck and do let us all know how you get on. Perhaps a picture when its cured just tap the upload a file button and show it of.

 

On my 2010 efi model the lights always stayed on during the start up procedure.
There was an after market ‘doohickey’ that kept the lights off until you hit the hi beam to allow more battery voltage to reach the starter motor.
Maybe it was all sorted by 2012 but from memory there was something that inhibited the start up unless the battery was in tip top condition.