Yamaha Razz vs Spree/ Elite

domromer · Post by **domromer** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:26 pm

I'm wanting to get a 50cc scooter for my wife. I have a soft spot in my heart for the Razz as it was my fist non pedal powered vehicle ten years ago.

I never had do do much work on it, so I don't have much of an opinion on it mechanically.

How does it stack up against the Elite/ Spree in terms of reliability, ease of getting parts?

seacook · Post by **seacook** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:40 pm

Not sure about the razz but through personal experience...
I was riding the sprees over 20 years ago and I still ride a 84 spree. I think they are very dependable if treated well. The one that I have only has a little over 2 thousand miles so I guess its still not broke in.

po89mm · Post by **po89mm** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:34 pm

well i can say that sprees in general are STUPID simple to wrench on.

If you have two working thumbs and a few brain cells to rub together, their quite easy to keep running and find parts for.

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:45 am

my first moped was a razz and i put 1000 and 1000's of miles on it, then it got hit by a car and still ran

domromer · Post by **domromer** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:07 am

mopedman wrote:my first moped was a razz and i put 1000 and 1000's of miles on it, then it got hit by a car and still ran

That's how my razz was. It just would not die. It had been stolen, ran over, dropped of the back of a pickup, partialy submerged in the Ala wai canal. Yet it still kept ticking.

Dac · Post by **Dac** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:21 pm

if you can find a 94-01 elite, go honda.
those motors are gold, even stock the performance is amazing. Very good, very long lasting, so on and so forth.

my friend has an old razz and its not bad. It really comes down to what you find first.
i say the razz is like a spree. about same top end. they both last very long times. they both are good.

but the 94-01 elite blows them all away.

domromer · Post by **domromer** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:24 pm

I really like the looks of the elite as well. I think I'll concentrate my search just to hondas.

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:03 am

no what you really want is a true Jog

wikked_spree57 · Post by **wikked_spree57** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:42 am

I had a Razz, we could not kill it. I even rode it four miles to my parents with no oil and TRIED to kill it. Nope, still running to this day, kid still rides it.

Nothign available for those as far as upgrades except a big bore kit, but unkillable.

honda_three · Post by **honda_three** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:15 am

around here, asking if you should go with a spree is like asking a barber if you need a hair cut.

at any rate, go with the spree or elite.

justinnielsen01 · Post by **justinnielsen01** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:08 am

you can get more parts for a razz than a spree but i still love hondas

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:06 am

mopedman wrote:no what you really want is a true Jog

Easier to kill a jog cause if you hit a bump or go off a curb that hot pipe is gonna take some damage.A spree or elite will just grind the frame.

koelpien · Post by **koelpien** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:44 pm

It seems to me that some stock 49cc mopeds (Spree) top out at 28-30 MPH. Other stock 49cc mopeds (Aero) top out a36-39 MPH.

Given an equal choice, I'd go with a faster scooter.

Base4life · Post by **Base4life** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:36 pm

Or go with the dio..lol im a dio fan haha

maddog · Post by **maddog** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:13 pm

I may be able to get a 60cc bore kit for the raz and an exhaust but right now i have a situation with this shop!