Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Can you talk me through what a "bystarter" is and how I would check it? Thanks very much.

Hi, I've got an 86 Honda Spree which works like a champ when I finally get it started. Problem is....it's a bear to get started. The battery is fully charged, the tank has "good" gas in it but when I try to start it with the electric starter it turns over, and over and over and over and ne...

Sorry for the gap in the discussion here but I was on travel. In the spirit of a picture is worth a thousand words I've posted two pictures attached to this post showing the test I ran related to whether the battery has a draw on it when the scooter is off. I'd appreciate it if someone with strong m...

Ok, The 50 amp advice was excellent. I selected the 55 amp setting on the engine starter, pressed the brake and hit the ignition button. The scooter turned over immediately but didn't start. I tried it several times and it wouldn't start. At my father's suggestion I pulled the spark plug and found t...

One thing I missed. Can I use my battery charger/engine stater on the 10 amp setting to see if the electric starter will start the scooter or is the 10 amp setting too much? My choices are 2 amp, which I've already tried and does not work and the 10 amp setting which I didn't try because I was afrai...

By the way, the battery WOULD NOT hold a charge while disconncted from the scooter.

Thanks, The battery was tested here at work by one of our technicians (I work for a technology company) and she found the battery won't hold a charge. I'm going to replace it again and see what gives. The last time (first time) I put the new battery in the scooter drained the battery in a very short...

Ok...next post in my saga. I trickle charged the battery all day and found the battery will not hold a charge. So...at least now I know the battery is bad and I need a new one. Never the less, I brought home a battery charger/engine starter from work. I placed the old, not completely useless battery...

Just to make sure I'm looking at the right and one and only fuze we're talking about. Is the fuze we're talking about the one that's on the right side of the battery holder underneath the seat. The fuze is inside a white plastic oblong enclosure which snaps togther and slides done next to the batter...

Thanks very much,

I'm going to perform the regulator check as suggested. I'm glad someone caught that the fuze appears to be GOOD. I'll check again and then double check and keep posting until I run this to ground.

Thanks again for everyone's help.

V/R
Gramps

Here's what I've done and found to date: I trickle charged the battery all day on a charger at work and when I put it in the scooter when I got home I pressed the horn and it sounded loudly. I checked the starter fuze (located next to the battery) and found that it is not blown and appears to be goo...

Got it....I'll spend some time this weekend workign through it and see what gives.

Much appreciated.

V/R
Gramps

Sorry,

Appreciate the explanation. No, the scooter was not run without the battery in place. Thanks again for the explanation. If you were going to start replacing parts, where would you start?

I think alternator but I'm not sure.

V/R
Gramps

Initially the battery was brand new out of the box when it first went in. When it was recharged it was trickle charged. The terminals are free and clear of corrosion. I'm not sure what you mean with number 4. I think you may have meant to type something else but I'm not sure how to answer the questi...

Hello everyone, I have a 1986 Honda Spree which won't hold a charge on the battery. I replaced the old battery with a new one and the bike fired right up. Drove it for a little while and everything seemed ok. Came out the next day and the battery was dead or almost dead and the scooter wouldn't turn...