From: John Furbur Subject: Re: Vmax Don't tell me it's my starter... Here is something easy to try, Dan, take the bunch of grounds that are tied to the frame at the point where the front of the seat and the tank cover meet on the right side, just in front of the battery, and place these on the negative terminal of the battery. I had the same hot start, and eventually no start, on the 'Chiquita', it would go thru new batteries as well, did this in Feb. this year, and not 1 problem since! ---------------- Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 07:32:00 -0500 From: John Furbur Subject: Re: Vmax Don't tell me it's my starter... BTW, Dan, U hit the nail on the head with the 'hotrod' thing, the starter gets hot from the close proximity to the exhaust; the new 4-brush units are stronger(90up), and don't suffer from the heat.