Thanks for all the suggestions. I have a heat shield protecting the starter but it is still fairly close to the exhaust system. I thought it might be the fuel line being too close to the exhaust so I insulated it with some rubber tubing. I have a new Edelbrock carb but the float has stuck open at least once so there may be some drip, I will check that out. I will try and make sure it is not fuel before I go out and buy a new starter. I will also test to see if there is a draw on the starter. I do know that if I leave the battery hooked up for a week or so without running the engine, the battery goes dead so there is a draw somewhere but I have pulled every fuse and tested all circuits and still not have found that problem. It may sound like a real dud but it is a really cool ride and seems to perform well except for its little idiosecricies. Again, thanks for the help and I will try all the suggestions and let you know what the result is. If you have any more ideas, please feel free to write.