Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

i just picked up this 89 elite two days ago for $375 and it was already my two favorite colors (i added the lightning/arrow later that night)

I just got this sweet ride two days ago and was wicked stoked when i found the ad on craigslist that it was black with green wheels (my two favorite colors), but it was a little bland, so i got a can of fluorescent green rust oleum and went to work on adding some style

this is how she looks now

i just bought an 89 elite for $375 the day before yesterday and i love it. at first it liked to die when it stopped and not start after sitting for a few hours but a quick tweaking of (i believe) the idle screw and she works *mostly* fine now (still died a couple times but started right back up). al...

a friend down the street came over and turned a screw on the carb and it works fine now, and i got a little more punch from a dead stop, no more throttle delay. before, when it was running, when i let off the throttle it would still go like the throttle was stuck. now when i let off, it instantly sl...

word, i'll get some pictures up soon and everything everyone else has said was something to do with the carb, clean it or adjust it. i know it's something simple

Hey everybody. first time on the forum, first time on a scooter. just bought an 89 elite 50cc yesterday with almost 6000 miles on it and i'm having a similar issue. sometimes when i'm just sitting it'll die on me, sometimes when i try going from a dead stop it dies on me, and it doesn't respond righ...