Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Should I set autolocking on this board?
I've never bothered, but necroposting at this point in the board's life is probably pointless.
LMK thoughts.

Have you checked the bystarter and associated fuel circuit? Aside from that, you're changing too many things at once to narrow it down. I'd suggest putting it back to stock, get it running right, then add the parts back one at a time. I'm personally not sold on upjetting for anything aside from inta...

Do you have the stock airbox in place?

Yes, basically. To really assess it you need to disconnect at the rear brake. Cable should glide freely, almost zero friction (which new cables have.) If it works, don't mess with it, just something to watch. Remembering they are sort of a pain to replace as you have to thread them through the frame...

On the rear brake, make sure the cable is working freely. If it's sticky, consider replacing it. Much better braking force that way.

They're definitely different left and right, but for some reason I thought there was a different crankshaft by year. I may be confusing it with the Elites of same era... or wristpins? It's embarrassing how long it's been since I've owned or worked on one.

There's two different sizes used, right? IIRC the early Spree used a smaller size than later. Or there was some other difference in the case... I'll have to look through the parts catalog.

First of all, if a seal blew out, it was only one, and typically, it is the left one which is the easiest one to change. The seal is still available from your Honda dealer, or you can just push the old seal back into place if you want to use your old one. The part number is 91201-GK8-003 OIL SEAL (...

Wheelman-111 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:50 amThe assertion that the scooter got faster, briefly, before dying supports the hypothesis that a vacuum leak formed.

+1. I'd just do the compression test now, especially since the bike won't start. Then start looking for air leaks, including those crank seals.

Post to YT, put URL here. We don't have the bandwidth to support vids.

What's the air filter look like on the bike? The original has to be shot by now. They gum up and get into the carb if you don't replace them.

LOL Spree weight ~80lbs iirc.

Literally anything will work. IIRC the studs are 10mm.

You can and should check the oil pump function. The check is in the manual. At idle it will be kicking out a drop or so every 5 seconds.
If it's not doing that, run 50:1 premix.

Thanks guys.