Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

what would you bring on such a trip? I'd probably bring: spare tire, innertube, tube patch kit, drive belt, complete spare carb, air filter (pre-oiled in a ziplock baggie), spark plug, disposable inline fuel filters (lots of crappy gas out there), quart of 2-cycle oil, can of carb cleaner, can of s...

An '86 Spree with white body panels off an '84

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snikro wrote:Also, my CDI box looks different and is located differently (on left side of bike as opposed to right) than every one I've seen on the internet, does anyone have one like this?

Not me. On all the Sprees I've worked on, the CDI was located just like the picture in the service manual.

I just use the battery charger to power the bike if I know I'm going to be cranking the starter a lot for some kind of repair. That way it doesn't matter if the battery is weak (or dead, or missing from the bike). I got a cheap little 10 amp charger, and it has no trouble cranking a Spree motor.

Also, does anybody know how fast the electric start should be cranking the engine? Mine seems slow but I'm charging it now, and I was just wondering if it has to crank at a certain rate to get the engine to start. (assuming everything else was working properly) Somebody posted this video a while ba...

nate_lohs wrote:...a high speed pulley kit goes for around 50 bucks so i would probably pay that give or take a little.

Same here.

What size fuel line do I need for the piece that goes from the petcock to the carb? Is it 3/16? I couldn't find this bit of information in the service manual.

It depends. If you're not used to 2-cycle engines it might be more smoke than you're expecting. Yes, a 2-cycle scooter engine will always puff out a thin stream of blue smoke that gets a bit thicker when you lay on the throttle. On the other hand, if you have a dark blue cloud that follows you where...

Penzoil Marine 2-cycle oil seems to work good in Sprees, and doesn't build up nearly as much crap inside the engine as some of the other brands.