Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Here comes the starting fluid. It can damage your two stroke motor. Get a squeeze bottle with premix and use it instead. Have you verified spark? If not ... pull plug and ground the top and tap the starter. Did your check compression? You can buy or rent at local autoparts store. Let us know what y...

Acch! Now I got the battery charged up and the drive face sorted out so the starter motor engages correctly. I have the carb cleaned up well and put a new plug in. I have a good spark and gasoline in the bowl. I primed the cylinder with some starter fluid and crank it over and I get nothing. I tried...

Buy all new parts from honda. New half moon gear and spring as well as a new drive face, belt, clutch. Clean the carb new oiled filter, spark plug, coil, fresh 10w30 in the gears. Clean and inspect petcock and bystarter. Should be running like a champ If I find out the clutch is faulty I will repla...

The bushing in the red circle is for the starter shaft and it is worn out of round. I ordered one to replace it. I think this is the source of my starter not engaging properly. I think the starter pinion is shifting slightly in the worn bushing and binding with the drive face gear. I ordered a new b...

Here you can see the worn bushing for the electric start and the other points of contact wear on the case itself.

Here is the open case. You can see the odd contact grinding marks on the face drive.

I guess photos make the thread more interesting. Here is my non runner non beauty.

Hello I joined this forum today because yesterday I aquired a non running 2001 Elite S. My task obviously is to get it running or atleast find out if it is worth an investment in time and parts to get running. The battery I was told was new. When I got the bike home I attempted the key and found the...