Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

eliteguy50 wrote:what about a black vrs gold lock?

Exactly the same issue. Black = read, gold = unread. Unread is the default, so if you're not logged in for whatever reason, it'll appear unread.

It's because you're seeing a not-logged-in view. When you're not logged in, all topics appear as unread. Browser settings, and etc.

jkelly31 wrote:how can i tell if the oil pump is actually in working order?

Bleed the oil line from the pump to the intake manifold per the instructions in the manual. If oil is coming out of the line into the manifold at a rate of about a drop every ten seconds or so at idle, it's working.

One other thought i had was to heat up a piece of small wire, or a "Tip cleaner" which is used for cleaning torch heads and welder tips, and then trying to melt your way through the varnished passage. I'll wager that one could engineer a custom tip for a soldering iron that would help here.

tazland001 wrote:early bird will be 100$ for a 48mm spreeBBK for members only of hondaspree.net and only 10kits will be available. I will let you know when the special starts. Probally in about a week.

I have $100 set aside and am patiently waiting in line for when the special starts.

noiseguy wrote:An ugly and hard to use solution. It has to be cleaner than that.

I'll look around for you. So far only found this:

http://www.shockmaker.com/downloads.html

Can't endorse it, but it seems to fit the bill.

That goes to the starter motor. There is supposed to be a red/white striped and green wire coming out of the connector going to the starter. Sounds like yours is MIA.

You can get a $40 rebranded Yuasa at any wally world that sells car batteries.

Might as well just get a Triumph at that point.

dr.ona wrote:Here's one for you....

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/1692490114.html

Wow...uhhh...that one needs a bit of work there.

bradmeehan wrote:I think I have more fun wrenching than actually riding these days. I love the challenge of buying a wreck and figuring out what's wrong with it.

I've been posting CL messages offering $ to haul away wrecks in central FL for this same reason. So far, zero results. Sucks.

Trafficjamz wrote:Has anyone ever seen this kind of damage on a bystarter tube? :*:

Looks like somebody tried to pluck it out with a pair of pliers and failed.

This is not an internet forum about fairness, or rules, or mankind, or dictators. We just help people with (mostly) Honda scooters and such. Some topics get noticed quicker by moderators simply based on the title.

dr.ona wrote:I just did it...bought 2 new Metropolitans for $3317 out the door

I think I just died a little. That is 10 Sprees worth right there, for the new overpriced stuff.

It's just about impossible to diagnose what is going on there with that description. I can narrow it down to some sort of problem behind the belt cover, and it's not the belt, as that has been replaced 3 times. Pictures might help.