Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Hey there. From Berlin. Mostly just ride to and from work though. My Spree is too slow for riding on streets other than side ones.

Im thinking about upgrading but we'll see.

I have access to an 87 Honda elite 80 87 elite scooter needs work had motor running, needs battery rear tire and throttle cable is frozen sat for a long time has 5000 miles. No * and only $50 Seems like its worth it. In CT, anything over 50cc needs to be registered. I have had to deal with this as o...

Lately its been low to mid 30's when I need to start scoot. Turns over and then slowly sputters while trying to warm it. I turn idle screw 'higher' to keep it running so it will warm up. Only seems to be an issue on cold mornings. Then in the afternoon, I 'lower' the idle screw as the air outside ha...

Very useful information. I'll check tomorrow.

Thanks

I understand 900 is low mileage. However 86 was a long time ago.

I'll check for cracks.

Thanks

Most references I found on this BB relating to changing tires are what size can my scooter take? How often have you changed your tires because you thought they needed to be changed? What was it that made you think that? I have an 86 spree with under 900 miles and I wanted to see what others keep in ...

I found out yesterday he doesn't have the keys either. Im not sure of that's why 'it doesn't run.' Im guessing it didnt run before AND he lost the keys. Either way, may still be worth it for $100. I figured I'll wait him out this weekend and if it's still there, then maybe he'll figure its better th...

I have the spree working now. However, the Elite50 has been lowered from $300 obo to $200 obo. I offered $75 last night and he said it was too low. (I heard too many awesome grabs from this board to not give it a try myself...) So, knowing this scooter "doesn't run" and that I have only se...

OK, as much as I would like to hide my 'noobness', I have to ask..... I bought a 12v battery from pepboys for my Spree. It is a 12v and the dimensions matched perfectly what was in the scooter. "Power Sport 4L-BS" Now this likely has an obvious answer, but I just wanted to make sure. I bou...

Thank you all for your direction. I was able to locate the tube. I do not think spraying carb clean into it cleaned it out enough though. Why? Well, I could not see if there was light visible (as per CharlotteSpreeRider's pic) due to the tube being in place. I thought I read not to try to remove tha...

Hello there. I am looking for some opinions. I was snooping around and found an '88 elite es close by. Looks ugly because its covered with stickers and it doesn't run. (Waiting for a full side pic). Asking $300 obo. What do you think? (According to a text he said it was in his "friends garbage&...

No they don't shake. Steering feels pretty reactive.

I guess I cannot complain as 25 years ago I likely made less noise when I moved too...

First, a well deserved "thanks" to all who have offered to help me get my scoot running. Now that I was able to get air in the tires (could they have made the spacing any tighter??), I have taken it out for a few short spins around the block. Now I know the Spree is chuck full of plastic. ...

Thank you for your reply. Hmm, ok. So the Pilot circuit is in the Pilot jet which is the brass piece that I unscrew with a flat head screw driver to get to the emulsion tube right? Is their just a single hole in that? To clean that again, should I soak it in seafoam after again spraying with carb cl...

Hello. I am still trying to decide if this scooter is a fit for me or not. History: picked up 86 spree. - Siphoned old gas and replaced with new gas and seafoam. - replaced spark plug - Checked air filter. Seemed good condition as per docs. - cleaned carb: followed both carb cleaning docs Started bu...