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by Bear45-70
Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:05 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: High idle after rebuild
Replies: 26
Views: 6539

DJPhatman wrote:In the pic, back the screw with the spring under it out (counter-clock wise) It is screwed all the way in. That screw is the Idle Speed Adjustment Screw, Not the air/fuel mixture screw.
With the slide open that far the engine will never idle and hence the screw will have no effect.
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:29 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: High idle after rebuild
Replies: 26
Views: 6539

Slide is in backwards. It should drop down to the bottom of the throttle bore.
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: V8 a spree?
Replies: 6
Views: 1637

Kenny_McCormic wrote:Its only a 100cc engine. At least a V8 spree would be rideable unlike that thing which would require mammoth training wheels.
The V-10 bike that Chysler built was riden by any number of people. But a $7K Spree is way past practical too.
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: V8 a spree?
Replies: 6
Views: 1637

Kenny_McCormic wrote:That's just flat out impractical.
Most assuredly and a V-8 in a Spree would be practical how?
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:25 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: High idle after rebuild
Replies: 26
Views: 6539

starsnbars wrote:so what do you just soak the cracks and see if it gets sucked through?
With the engine running just spary along the lunction areas and when you hit the leak, RPM will change. However I agree with Kenny.
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: V8 a spree?
Replies: 6
Views: 1637

How about this V-Twin? http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r206/Bear-45-70/untitled.jpg That be 410 cubic inches , not c.c.'s Gunbus 410 Cubic Inch V-Twin The Gunbus 410 cubic inch V-Twin motorcycle is complete. The monster engine placed in a motorcycle frame of comparable size looked impossible and ...
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:25 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: High idle after rebuild
Replies: 26
Views: 6539

OK so I completely took the intake off and made sure the intake and carb connection was as tight as can be. The intake and reed connection is bolted on very tightly with new gaskets on both sides of the reeds. I have a new air filter that is well oiled and sealed good. I have read about people chec...
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fuel consumption
Replies: 5
Views: 2394

Ziraya wrote:Don't worry about getting 20 shy, my elite barely get's 15mpg
My 4.6 liter V-8 Police Interceptor in a full size Crown Victoria will beat that by better than 11 mpg. :shock:
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: weight capacity on honda spree
Replies: 13
Views: 6781

The manual for the Spree (all years) says;

Maximum weight capacity...................82kg (180 lb)
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has anyone lowered a Spree
Replies: 3
Views: 2306

Every time I park my butt on it it gets lowered. :lol: Why on earth would you want to lower it? When the suspension bottoms out on a 2 wheeler, bad things can happen and lowering will just make it happen more often.
by Bear45-70
Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:06 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: 85 Honda Spree HELP PLEASE
Replies: 8
Views: 3665

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...
by Bear45-70
Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:44 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: SB50 intake mod for Spree
Replies: 22
Views: 7978

Kenny_McCormic wrote:
Clivester wrote:You may need to weld some buoyancy floats to the frame :lol:

Clive.
That motor cant weigh more than a couple hundred pounds.
It weighs just over 220 pounds, about 80 pounds less that the stock Merc 90 to 150 hp motor.
by Bear45-70
Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:45 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: SB50 intake mod for Spree
Replies: 22
Views: 7978

Thats a BAMF merc stacker you have, I got a twin from the 50s im working on, d*** carb is all plugged up. This a good first mod, but be aware the sotck one can be filled out for similar effects. Yeah, That is a Mercury TIIX (Twister IIX) 100 CID inline 6 making about 230 horsepower. I like to keep ...
by Bear45-70
Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:17 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: SB50 intake mod for Spree
Replies: 22
Views: 7978

sure that would work too. old thread revival woot woot! haha I just took my Spree out of mothballs and am looking for some more go factor. I thought this mod would be a good one, but has anyone actually done it? Last 2 stroke I hot rodded was this. http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r206/Bear-45-70...
by Bear45-70
Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: best possible oil to use for 87 honda spree?
Replies: 11
Views: 3415

Run the cheapest gas you can find but whatever you do DONT RUN THAT 10% ETHANOL *! Hows a melted piston and and dissolved carb parts sound? Yeah, alcohol is highly corrosive. But if anything it should deter detonation, not make it worse. Alcohol burns very slow. If you ran straight alcohol you woul...