The previous owner replaced the battery before I purchased mine. He installed the new battery in a plastic battery box used for like a trailer. It fits under the seat and I ran a battery tender out the edge of the carpet. Some kinda kill switch is on my list.
Im going to do this on my beetle. Feel like the kick stands are too weak for the switcy but i like the idea of using it in that location. Might strengthen it like you did. Noce work
resistance causes heat you have a bad connection.. you need to take one cable off at a time and clean both ends until it stops getting hot.. were the getting hot before the kill switch? you might have a bad switch. Check resistance on the switch