Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

In 1990, at the advanced age of 39, I bought a new Honda NS 50 with the intent of going racing. I had been eying mini racing, but I didn't want to go with a Yamaha YSR 50, mostly because I didn't fit(6'0" and a svelte 170# at the time), but also I didn't think much of it's antiquated under-squa...

sanjuro wrote:

eliteguy50 wrote:

sanjuro wrote:Always loved your story about your Aero80

please, do tell. link perhaps

motomech wrote:Hi,

and welcome

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.p ... ro+scooter

I had forgotten I had written that.

Oh, and I see you have a Gyro. I'm not sure which model is the S, but I remember riding one once, and forgetting to lock the steering colum as I stepped off. It sort of toppled over in slow motion like the tricycle on Laugh-In:) To see a good picture of a Gyro, look in the dictionary under "und...

The Dealers were supposed to paint a large red dot on the underside of all Iowa Spree seats, but not all did. I think Honda made way too many of them because they could be had for $299 and I even saw a few that went for $199. As far as I know, the only different between the Iowa Spree and the 49 Sta...

What is that, a MB5 cyl.?
It can be run as is, the engineers design plenty of cooling area into an air-cooled cyl.
It could also be welding without any warpage issuses, but it's not necessary.

I used to press the mains on the crank and "suck" the case halves together using extra long case bolts.
Going to shorter ones as the two halves come together, obviously.

Doing a compression test on something like a Spree is somewhat tricky. The swept volume of the cyl. is so little, in comparison to the volume of the gauge/hose/adaptor, that usually the readings are on the low side. Suffice to say, with one's thumb over the spark plug hole and cranking w/ the thrott...

Maryland.
Near Washington DC.

I know, pictures.
Well, when I moved to Costa Rica 10 years ago, the theiving authorities in customs stold about everything I owned, including my albums.
I have found a few pic.s and will get them posted here.

In 1990, I bought a new Honda NS 50 with the intent of going racing. I had been eying mini racing, but I didn't want to go with a YSR, mostly because I didn't fit(6'0" and a svelte 170# at the time), but also I didn't think much of it's antiquated power plant. The project was inspired by an art...

From another post; <<<<Aero 80, probably the most reliable scooter ever made, period. When I had my shop, I saw 10,000, 20,000 mile and more units. The crank and brg.s are robust and the top end is near seize-proof. The exh. port and pipe are big enough to not get clogged-up with 7-eleven 2stk. oil(...

Wildfire and the Runaway Spree. (or taking it to the wall) ..It was an honest and fair shop, consequently when spring rolled around, a busy shop. Some bikes had to be turned away. That was one of the unfortunate aspects of being a service writer. The kid, still panting from pushing his rather beat a...

Well, I don't actually work on scooters any more, except my 70cc Eton Beamer, couldn't afford it! In 2000, after 25 years as a Japanese Motorcycle tech, I switched over to heavy equipment mechanic. The pay for M.C. techs became less and less over the years and the dealerships are just businesses(not...

Hi, I owned and operated a Independent Scooter shop from 1984 to 1991. It was situated near a large university in the South West. I had been a tech in a large, impersonal Honda dealership, which after they sold them, didn't want anything to do with them. I was a good opportunity to strike out on my ...