EWS! motor won't start w/either key

I was doing some minor electrical work on my 2014 C650GT and did not remove the ground wire from the battery first. So when adding a ground bar to the L side I was removing a bracket there and briefly touched the bare connection to the fuse block to the bracket when I heard a whining of an electrical motor. I finished the work, (installing a Gerbing coaxial panel mount plug to the panel below the handlebars). Now when I try to start the motor I get the "EWS!" warning on the dash and the starter motor won't work. I tried both my keys with no luck.
I'm guessing that when I briefly touched the bracket to the bare connection to the fuse block, I must have somehow disrupted the communication between the key and engine electronics.
Does anyone on the forum have any suggestions as to how to fix this other than taking it to the dealer?
 
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I also tried disconnecting the battery ground wire for a minute, and retried the key's after reconnecting the ground wire and it seemed to have solved the problem, I started the bike and all seemed well. So I decided to try and install my Denali LED running lights, I removed the ground wires from the battery first this time and finished the light installation, making sure that their mounting positions on the fork sliders would not interfere or touch anything when moving the forks from full stop to full stop.
After reconnecting the battery ground I am getting the "EWS!" warning again and the bike wont start. Does any one on the site have a fix?
 
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