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I use the biggest windshield I can get and keep it waxed with furniture polish so the rain beads up, the faster you go the clearer the windshield. I use a full face helmet all the time, so I flip up the face shield just enough so that I can see below it and it acts just like a big awning! Finally, I wear a pair of amber or yellow tinted field glasses which greatly improves visibility in the rain!!!

I'll make the same comment here that I did on Facebook, maybe there aren't enough people interested in buying one so there is no demand for them yet...

That and a starter motor from a 2nd gen!

Never mind, I saw your other thread...

Are you asking about member Santa Hal, or did someone send you something???

Don't forget to take pictures!

So were the early Austin Healy's...

Well, Gary Z, there WAS instances where 8 cylinder engines had the equivalent of 8 carbs, such as a dual 4 bbl set up. But yes, only in racing cars did you find a single carb for each cylinder. In the mean time, here are a few articles... https://books.google.com/books?id=dYfbZrla6QQC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=which+is+better,+a+carburetor+for+each+cylinder+or+a+carburetor+shared+by+several+cylinders?&source=bl&ots=1DF-jq-DJS&sig=w_vCNhQSPdn39i8-_1DinZzq8rc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6t_22xYTWAhXE4IMKHTHsC1MQ6AEIWzAI#v=onepage&q=which%20is%20better%2C%20a%20carburetor%20for%20each%20cylinder%20or%20a%20carburetor%20shared%20by%20several%20cylinders%3F&f=false Actually, why don't you ask Enzo Ferarri why HE built his cars with individual carburetors for each cylinder??

A linked carb intake system will never work as good as individual carbs for each piston! That being said FI is the ultimate answer...

I did, so we are to assume you are pulling the trigger on it?

...that someone was going to visit him about a Spider!

With the dreaded ignition switch failure, the radio will still work even though everything else is dead. Yes, you need a voltmeter to begin troubleshooting!

I've heard a rumor that Pioneer Motorsports has a couple of really nice ones for sale... Big Tom, did someone lie to Kyle??? That's where I heard the rumor Sunday.

I wonder if that person looked at it today and is that person gonna buy it...

Heard from Squid and Lonna on FB, they are OK but aren't going anywhere for a while unless they swim there...

Ummmmm, could be...

Yayyyyyy!!!

...that a certain well-known member here is going to look at a used Spider tomorrow! (No, not me)

I recognize a few of those people!!!

Well, DUH!! If you bypass the SS switch, the switch is bad... The guy I'm trying to help is in Whitesboro TX with a 2006 so if the guy on the Delphi site is from there too then it's the same guy...

Yup, Steve, as you can see that fiche is about clear as mud eh?!!? I'm thinking it may be somewhere along the harness where the stator and the Starting Circuit cut-off relay assembly plug into. The fiche shows that there is a break in the picture of the harness between the fuse block and where the assembly is. I went over to Pioneer Motorsports and they too have no clue where it is either! Unfortunately, with this person's particular problem, we need to test the diode to determine if his problem is the diode assembly or the internal diodes inside the Starting Circuit Cut-off Relay assembly. The guy is in Texas so there is no way I'm taking a ride over to help him troubleshoot, so everything is being handled via PM's. I gave him instructions to unplug the SCCR assembly, the side stand switch, and the clutch switch to isolate the diode assembly from the circuit and test the diode by using the Blue/Yellow and Blue/White leads. If that comes back as OK then he will have to test the internal diode via the pins on the SCCR assembly. His problem is the engine dies when he lets the clutch out in gear, which is usually the side stand switch, but also he states that in neutral the bike will not start unless he also squeezes the clutch! He also states the side stand switch tests OK. and I told him that the switch should read 1 ohm or less, not 3 or 4 ohms. He says it will not start in gear with the clutch depressed and the side stand up. Prior to this, he had the ignition switch bypassed before he replaced it and he thinks he may have messed up something and possibly caused one of the diodes to blow. I'm doubting he could have popped the diode assembly but there is a remote possibility he blasted one of the diodes in the relay assembly but this needs to be proved out as it is a difference in replacing a ten dollar part versus a hundred dollar part...

I agree! It's the 2nd gen that has no low speed manners...

It's all semantics my friend, all semantics! Myself, I never liked the term "Biker" because it brought visions of the 1%ers to me. I prefer to label myself a motorcycle enthusiast who also enjoys motorcycle touring. My history, my first ride was when I was 15 on a Lambretta. I learned to drive 2 wheels on a Vespa and then bought my first bike, a Honda 90s followed by several small to mid sized Hondas and Yamahas. Back in '83 I fell in love with the Venture but no way could I ever afford one. Well, fast forward to 2004 when my trusty Honda CX650 Custom finally reached a point of needing more repairs than I was willing to give it, and this friend at work told me of his neighbor having a big touring bike for sale. It turned out to be an '84 Venture Royale with only 8000 miles on it! He bought it from an old lady whose husband had purchased it new, rode it a little, then passed away. It took the lady a looooong time to finally sell it. He got it running, and found out his wife didn't like it, and it was too big for a solo bike, so he was selling it. My wife liked it and so did I so I bought it! In the fall of 2004 I joined a website called Venturers. A few months later I stumbled upon THIS site and started to make friends here. In a short while I discovered the real character of this site, or more appropriately this FAMILY!!! Within a year or so I witnessed this site literally give away 3 refurbished Ventures to members that fell upon hard times, and another member who was storing a Venture for another member while he was deployed spearhead a movement to completely restore that Venture!! I saw where if someone needed a part for his bike and someone else had that part, that part was given to him no charge, and even shipped free to that person! It was not uncommon for one member to travel several hundred miles to help out another member fix his or her bike! It was also not uncommon for someone to travel several hundred miles just to meet up for a cup of coffee! Speaking of travelling, it is a known fact that someone could travel coast to coast and always find a member along the way willing to put them up for the night and even feed them! If you break down along the way, there is a list of members eager and willing to help out in your time of need! So, what defines a Venture Rider?? Someone who is a member of the best darn family I have ever had the pleasure of meeting!!! That's my story and I'm sticking to it...

Yes, it is on a separate fuse block that has 4 fuses on it. The other fuses are for the fan, audio, and "backup" and if I recall right, the block is on the side of the airbox or something like that, but not really mounted to anything...

Somebody take a picture of where the connector is so everybody knows!!