That is PERFECT, and exactly what I had in mind! Simple, robust, and functional. I'm going to use a red button for my ABS kill, the middle button for my driving lights, and the third button... for well I don't know yet, but I'll think of somethin. I searched the interwebs for hours and never came across those - great find and thank you.
Cool ride out with friends in the UK Lake District 200 miles in the day going from sea level to 2500 ft bikes were 2 xt660z Tenere's great bike that handle this rocky terrain well when we got to the higher ground we came across snow ranging from 1 ft deep to 4 ft deep all in all it was a cool day out