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- Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: best possible oil to use for 87 honda spree?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3460
thank you guys, very much appreciated. i think i remember seeing something in another thread about honda GN2. must be good stuff. what kinda of gas should i use premium, regular? not sure if sprees are finicky. running high octane gas isnt going to increase performance. but the high octane fuel wil...
- Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:47 am
- Forum: Technical Help
- Topic: Faulty Fuel Gage?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2176
- Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:41 am
- Forum: Performance Technical
- Topic: Fuels and Additives
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1751
Higher octane gas without the compression to utilize it is a total waste of money and I know of no scooter (unmodded) that has a enough compression to use anything except regular. Additives are a maze of everything from hurts your engine to really works. I've used a number of them over the years (a ...
- Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:31 pm
- Forum: Performance Technical
- Topic: SB50 intake mod for Spree
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8063
- Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:41 pm
- Forum: Performance Technical
- Topic: 1986 honda spree i drilled out my muffler but its not faster
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5256
It's a 1985. It has 3385 miles on it. The last 2000 were put on by me using the Spree as my pit bike while I was still racing and now as a campground bike and a to the post office and the stop and rob here in town. Since I live in a rural unincorporated town, the minimum speed limit is 30 mph and th...
- Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:56 pm
- Forum: Performance Technical
- Topic: 1986 honda spree i drilled out my muffler but its not faster
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5256
- Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:03 pm
- Forum: Performance Technical
- Topic: NQ-50 Faster?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3255
Well, the only thing you mentioned that isn't done is drilling the exhaust baffles. I would probably cut the exhaust open and redo it completely rather than just drill the baffles. I do have a service manual and was a professional 2 stroke (outboards) mechanic. Besides being a Nation Championship ou...
- Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:53 pm
- Forum: Performance Technical
- Topic: NQ-50 Faster?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3255
NQ-50 Faster?
What can I do with my 1985 NQ-50 Spree to make it faster or at least more powerful? We have real hills where I live and it just very challenged getting up them. I checked and both air inlets into the air box are open and the exhaust has no restrictor in the header flange. I'm stumped and need help. ...
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:32 pm
- Forum: Technical Help
- Topic: Battery?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4933
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:51 pm
- Forum: Technical Help
- Topic: Battery?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4933
It is normal procedure on bikes/scooters stored in the winter to disconnect the battery. I do this on my scoot and bike, as well as an older truck I have that doesn't get driven in the winter. If it's in a heated garage/basement, you can leave it installed. You should also be putting Stabil in the ...
- Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:36 pm
- Forum: Technical Help
- Topic: Battery?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4933
- Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:32 am
- Forum: Technical Help
- Topic: Battery?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4933
Ok, that should work. But why should I have to unless there is a current draw someplace. Is this normal? It sure isn't in most applications, however I do know that GM has several regulator system that pull as much a 10 mils at rest, but their systems are a bunch more complex than the Spree, you know...
- Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:13 am
- Forum: Technical Help
- Topic: Battery?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4933
I tried the battery tender and like you say, it take alot of screwing around because most commercially built tenders have too high of an output current for small batteries. I built one with a max out of 250 mils and a low of 100 mils. Still by spring the battery was screwed. The thing is my quads ha...
- Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:13 pm
- Forum: Technical Help
- Topic: Battery?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4933
Battery?
New here, but not new to the Spree. Had one (and I mean 1) since the late '80s. My only real problem is that the battery dies if the thing sits for any length of time (like a month or over the winter) is there any secret to not having to buy a new battery every spring (I have the no kick start model...