Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

I was going to show up to their hot spot on my Honda PA60 II, but all my crew told me not to cause they would have shown me no respect. I guess they only respect anyone on a vintage moped like the Mirrellis or Tomos. f*** 'em. If you're riding, you're riding. Doesn't matter what - people who get be...

We are dealing with single digit HP numbers, nothing is gonna break, more parts means it will wear slower. Not really. More gears increases frictional losses in the driveline, and creates more points of failure. Doesn't matter whether you're pushing two horsepower or two hundred ... the principle i...

Kenny_McCormic wrote:spree trans is a2 gear, elite is a 3 shaft 4 gear setup.

More gears, more potential repair costs.

-- Mike

'86 Honda Spree
'05 Ducati Monster S2R

Kenny_McCormic wrote:No there was some express with a 2 speed, the elite has a infinite speed CVT trans.

So the final drive in an Elite is similar to a Spree?

-- Mike

eclypse wrote:Its an 96 Honda Elite SA50 Dio motor, not a Spree he has.

That would explain the $500 estimate then ... Elite has a two speed tranny, right?

-- Mike

I took my honda elite 1996 to the Honda Dealer today b/c it was making noises and the dealer said I had issues with my Final Drive. The cost to repair is 500.00. I don't have any oil leaks but the guy did add some crankshaft oil. Can someone explain to me what the "Final Drive" is and how...

Get your scoot back from that dealer, and tell the GENERAL MANAGER that if they attempt to charge you for any repairs, that you will report them to the attorney general of your state, and every news outlet who will listen! *? He brought his bike in and they gave him an estimate. What's wrong with t...

Not really a question - more of an observation. I bought my '86 Spree a month and a half ago with 3400 miles on the clock. Since my intention was to use it for commuting to work and school (~35 miles per day, 5 days per week), my goal was to keep it stock and reliable. Other than a new brake line, a...

mikehelms wrote:Spark plugs cost about $2, and if I remember correctly the air filter is about $10. Not a lot in the grand scheme of things.

I take it back ... cheapcycleparts.com lists the air filter for $2.58 and the spark plug for $1.72. For that little bit of money it's not even worth discussing.

-- Mike

I've read the suggestions in the service manual, but would like your take on the spark plug and air filter. It is a 20 year old bike so has done some sitting around. I'm thinking about just replacing the air filter. what about the plug, good idea to just replace that too? Replace both. If nothing e...

The headlight dims and gets brighter as you accelerate but i assume thats inoperable and its fine with me. Yup - I think all of our bikes do that. I remember my brand new Aero 50 (back in the day) did the same thing; I believe the headlight is driven directly off of one of the stator coils, which w...

Probably? Yes, probably. The only way to tell for sure is to start honing it and see how much metal you have to remove to smooth out the bore. I'm guessing you don't have the gear to do this. From the photos it looks like things got scored pretty badly. Without having the parts in my hand to make a...

A week or so ago I was going down a 25mph road, pretty much flat, and I passed one of those road side radar units, the kind that displays your speed, well it said I was going 23mph where my speedo said 25, it might have only been 2 miles an hour difference but it was apparently enough that most of ...

How does the exhaust leak cause lean out? I thought it could possibly throw the timing but I didn't think it would be any worse than drilling the muffler like is suggested here. Any change to the "air pump" that affects airflow will likely affect the air/fuel mixture. Modifying the exhaus...

Grandpa wrote:I'd like to hear of the highest mileage achieved on a Spree without having the engine rebuilt.

3550 miles on an original engine, and it still runs strong!

-- Mike

'86 Honda Spree
'05 Ducati S2R Monster