Here is the latest and the greatest. It came down to testing the CDI and it turned out to be the culprit. Now after looking at the ridiculous price that is wanted for one, I looked at some 2000-2001 Kodiak CDI's on Ebay that were only 20-30 dollars, so I contacted them and asked if it would work on my 2000 Big Bear, and of course they all replied no. I went ahead and printed off a copy of the wiring diagram of a 2000-2001 YMF400 Big Bear 400 Kodiak, and guess what? All of the necessary connections for the 2000 Big Bear are Identical to the Kodiak! So, I went to Amazon (because I have an account there) and bought one for $23.59 (AIVWUMOT-Ignition-Control-5GH-85540-00-00), figured "well for that price I guess I can give it a try". Well, it works great, and it is up and running. Thanks for everyone's help it was greatly appreciated!