What is the deal with Spree's?

kurremkarm · Post by **kurremkarm** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:47 am

It's funny but people ask me if I want to sell my spree about 2-3 times a week. 3 bucks a gallon for gas and nobody points and laughs at me anymore either.

I like the spree because it just wont go fast, has no real maintenance, and starts and drives down the road. Big old milk crate on back holds a suprising amount of groceries. No insurance required.

Seriously when you factor everything in as a daily driver a spree > a car and unlike a motorcycle requires no special license or insurance.

Another thing is that it's not worth much and isn't as big a target for thieves or a cost to repair, mine was once ran over by a van and the guy ended up paying like 200 bucks to repair it.

And something i considered when looking at a motorcycle-- at some point you are prolly going to wreck the thing doing 60+ mph, i can visualize myself crashing my spree at 28 mph and walking away a lot more than i can see myself surviving that 60+ mph motorcycle crash.

trail90ko · Post by **trail90ko** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:48 am

You are funny. The only reason I have a spree is parking, my CB-450 has to be parked in a "motorcycle designated space", rather than wherever the f*ck I want to with the spree. IMHO, Motorcycle>spree. License=easy to get, insurance is <100 a year, No mods necessary to reach highway speedsIt would be much more fair to compare a scooter to a car, methinks. Lately, my car has been very neglected;) Oh, and BTW, the trick to surviving crashes is TO AVOID THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE! Predicting you will crash is like saying "oh, I'd better not go for a walk, i'll definitly trip an smash my nose"

KZ250andSpree · Post by **KZ250andSpree** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:56 pm

Everyone is going to crash at some point no matter what. To say you never will is just ignorant.

trail90ko · Post by **trail90ko** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:45 pm

I never said I wouldn't crash, I just think it's hilarious to not ride a motorcycle because you are afraid of crashing it.

kurremkarm · Post by **kurremkarm** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:17 am

Well my spree has 6500 miles on it and i trust the thing a lot more than some of the crap scooters made these days. I have new brakes, new belt, new oil pump, and new clutch assembly on it. If something goes wrong it is worth fixing.

I just looked at an rcmoto or something pos that was parked next door to me. My spree looks much more reliable than that pos.

trail90ko · Post by **trail90ko** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:08 am

yeah, I've never heard anything promising about those chinese scooters. I do see tons of them in the local junkyard though;) Most of them look brand new.

Dac · Post by **Dac** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:08 pm

i got a 92 elite i ride every were but last year my friend let me ride his spree and i felt like i was on top of the world.
"The name says it all"

tru72 · Post by **tru72** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:46 pm

sprees are fun to wheelie!

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:21 am

Your spree can wheelie? I have a drilled pipe and it wont wheelie it tries but it just wont.

tru72 · Post by **tru72** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:25 pm

lol you have to time and yank on it! Wheelies isnt about power,i ts all about finding the balance point! When we used to stunt xr50s, i left mines completely stock, i felt it was way more challenging to control it with your balance & brake, then to use power. Power wheelies are fun to, hehe my street bikes get s um up pretty easy!
have fun, and rember ,your back brake is your friend!
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