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I pulled the rear box off. I know this bike is supposed to have the box on the back. I'm wondering if any other Yamaha cruisers have a rear backrest that will fit the Venture??

My rear box is trashed. Too many cracks. I'm going to work on fixing it up. But in the meanime... Is there anywhere I can find a back rest for the rear seat?? (2000 Yamaha Venture)

Man, that's a nice color!

The box on the back of my 2000 Venture is falling apart. My biggest problem is the 2 rear mounts are cracked in multiple places and every ride makes it worse. Both rear mounts have cracks spreading as far as 6-8 inches in some places. So I have some questions... 1. Can this be repaired? If so, how?? 2. Is there a better way to mount/secure it so this doesn't happen again? 3. I dont need a box on the back but I would like my kids to have that back rest. Are there any after market products i can install just for a passenger backrest? 4. Is anybody selling a box like this or any other aftermarket box I can buy to replace it? Let me know if any of y'all have experienced this kind of damage and how best to deal with it. For now, I just took it off to keep from damaging anymore.

You can't really see in the picture. But this is the brown/blue (Br/L) wire that sends power thru the fuse box... to all the stuff that's not working. But looking now at all the other photos... I'm wondering if the bigger red/yellow/black/blue wires are stock? Or if it's some attempt at an ignition bypass??

I found the problem but I'm not quite sure how to fix it. That brown/blue wire and connector are fried for sure. But connected to that brown/blue wire... on the other side of the connector... is a thicker blue wire which is ALSO fried at the plug for the starter relay. I'm attaching all the pictures I can. The brown/blue wire is supposed to run power to the fuse box that goes to the headlights, ignition, etc. (all the stuff that's not working.) I tested the relay and it seems to be working fine. Please take a look at the pictures and let me know: 1) What happened? 2) What's the best way to fix this where it doesn't happen again?

So when y'all say "starter switch" ... you're talking about the button I push to start the bike, right? I'll have to admit, the wires on my handlebars look awful! Too much sun maybe. I wouldn't be surprised if the problem is on the handlebars somewhere. I just didn't realize power ran thru that starter switch before getting to the front of the bike. Normally, just turning the key will light up the gauges and headlights. But I'll take a look at: 1) Battery voltage 2) The starter switch 3) Try to find that Brown/Lt. Blue wire that's supposed to carry power from the fuse box to the lights/gauges. Thanks again!

Thanks for all the info. THIS is what forums are for!! I will put some time into it tomorrow and see if I can figure this out...

I've had a dead battery on this bike. I've had the stator go bad in the middle of a ride... at night. I know what this bike looks like when it's out of juice. But I haven't tested it yet...

Looks like, according to that wiring diagram, in the top right corner, there is a Br/L wire that sends power to the fan, head, signal, and ignition fuses in fuse box #2. I'm thinking that's the wire I need to look for. But what does "Br/L" look like?? According to Google, it could be Brown with a Blue tracer. Does that sound right?

That wiring diagram is VERY helpful! Thank you! This explains why all the fuses are still ok. Must be one of the wires supplying power to that fuse box. HOWEVER, the odometer was not working either. But nothing was lighting up on the dash (gauges) at all. None of the buttons or switches on the handlebars did anything: horn, blinkers, hazard lights, start button, etc... I'll get in the service manual and find out how to get to the main switch and see if I can find out what's going on. Has anyone else ever experienced and fixed a problem like this? I remember when I first bought this bike there was someone on the forum selling an ignition wiring harness to fix a common issue with these Yamaha Ventures. But I can't remember if it had anything to do with what happened to me last night.

I don't know what happened. My bike got me to work just fine. I have had no indication that anything was going wrong electronically. When my shift was over oh, and I tried to start the bike... I've got no power to headlights, gauges, or ignition. Battery and fuses ok. Brand new stator and voltage regulator. The stereo turns on and plays plenty loud. My little LED light bar on the bottom of the motorcycle turns on and is plenty bright. But I cannot get the bike to start. What happened??? 2000 Yamaha Venture