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by bushpigwillie
Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:22 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: 86 spree is running backwards
Replies: 10
Views: 5909

Re: 86 spree is running backwards

Kickstart. The kickstart mechanism correctly turning the engine clockwise. I have not disassembled the motor at all since it last ran correctly.

The only change is plugging it into 85 wiring loom and electrics.
by bushpigwillie
Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:00 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: 86 spree is running backwards
Replies: 10
Views: 5909

86 spree is running backwards

I am completely baffled. It was running just fine in the right direction when I pulled it off. It starts and idles fine but it is running backwards. The fan intake is blowing air out not pulling it in. The only thing that is changed is that the frame and wiring is for my 85 that I pulled off to repa...
by bushpigwillie
Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:56 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: TTO temp sensor size?
Replies: 5
Views: 2637

Re: TTO temp sensor size?

I can't find the length of wire! Will it reach the handlebar with any length to spare?
by bushpigwillie
Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:44 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: TTO temp sensor size?
Replies: 5
Views: 2637

Re: TTO temp sensor size?

Thanks!
by bushpigwillie
Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:05 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: TTO temp sensor size?
Replies: 5
Views: 2637

TTO temp sensor size?

Which size spark plug sensor do I need for a Spree?
by bushpigwillie
Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:45 pm
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Spree to Stand-up Build
Replies: 24
Views: 16000

Re: Spree to Stand-up Build

LOL! It's been a functioning train wreck for 7 months since I found it sitting 15 years in a shed.
by bushpigwillie
Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:28 pm
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Spree to Stand-up Build
Replies: 24
Views: 16000

Re: Spree to Stand-up Build

Newest tinkering. I had a expansion chamber for a 49cc pkt bike laying around so I decided to weld it on and see what it did to the FrankenSpree. It helped takeoff and overall throttle response. Did nothing to top speed but I'll take throttle response over top speed on the Spree any day! Here's a pi...
by bushpigwillie
Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:52 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Huysong on Spree
Replies: 1
Views: 1561

Re: Huysong on Spree

Hyosung
by bushpigwillie
Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:37 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Huysong on Spree
Replies: 1
Views: 1561

Huysong on Spree

Has anyone put one of these little flat 50 2 strokes on to a Spree?
by bushpigwillie
Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:31 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Carburation Issues 1986 Spree
Replies: 13
Views: 5386

Re: Carburation Issues 1986 Spree

Are you aware that Sprees are speed limited because they are single speeds re they don't have variable gearing. You'll be lucky to get a Spree to go 27mph downhill. This is from experience with my 2 Sprees.
by bushpigwillie
Tue Sep 03, 2013 11:53 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: mpg help
Replies: 28
Views: 8563

Re: mpg help

Have you tried it?

..............hmm?

I just am conveying my experience that may help the original poster.
by bushpigwillie
Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:20 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: mpg help
Replies: 28
Views: 8563

Re: mpg help

Do this test for yourself. Get a hand crank generator with usb port. Turn crank with nothing attached. Note resistance. While cranking, plug in a dead cell phone connected to it's usb charger. Note resistance. The resistance will be quite a bit more than with nothing plugged in, and we're only talki...
by bushpigwillie
Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:28 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: mpg help
Replies: 28
Views: 8563

Re: mpg help

Link. My actual experience says otherwise. With idle adjusted for no lights, when headlight plugged on the idle drops down then dies. Tell me that the draw from the generator isn't causing the generator to slow down and kill the engine. Common sense says add gas to compensate and down goes gas milea...
by bushpigwillie
Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:10 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: mpg help
Replies: 28
Views: 8563

Re: mpg help

While building my FrankenSpree, I found that the running lights have a HUGE effect on mpg on these little scooters. I took all the running lights off and my mpg went from 60mpg to 90mpg . Look at replacing all of your running lights with led lights that draw a fraction of the current from the genera...
by bushpigwillie
Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3D printers
Replies: 5
Views: 1767

3D printers

Does anyone here have a 3D printer yet? It would be great to be able to make parts with it!