A tale of two Sprees
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A tale of two Sprees
I recently collected two different sprees in non running but mostly complete condition. One is an ‘86 that was taken apart by the previous owner, and the other an ‘87 that’s been sitting outside for some time.
I’m excited to get to work on them. I know little to nothing about small engines, but I have a factory manual and I think I can figure it out.
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Re: A tale of two Sprees
Greetings:
And Welcome, Nick. You may find these little Smokers endearing, frustrating, educational, character-building or all of the preceding. I for one look forward to seeing your progress. Be patient, and the Forum can help in countless ways.
And Welcome, Nick. You may find these little Smokers endearing, frustrating, educational, character-building or all of the preceding. I for one look forward to seeing your progress. Be patient, and the Forum can help in countless ways.
Wheelman-111
Most of my money is spent on scooterparts. The rest is just wasted.
"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
Most of my money is spent on scooterparts. The rest is just wasted.
"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
Re: A tale of two Sprees
Updates!
Got all the parts more organized and the garage cleaned up a bit. One frame completely stripped down, rust coated and painted, and got a bunch of parts in the mail from eBay, treatland and scooter swap shop.
Got all the parts more organized and the garage cleaned up a bit. One frame completely stripped down, rust coated and painted, and got a bunch of parts in the mail from eBay, treatland and scooter swap shop.
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Re: A tale of two Sprees
Welcome Nick13F...
I can see you've already started down the path of modification.
The Spree is limited by it's single speed transmission, so any increases you see will be limited by that factor.
You can install gear sets to gain top speed, but will lose low-end in doing so.
I highly recommend reading through the extensive thread about making Spree faster.
Member eclark5483 has written this>> http://hondaspree.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34653
Good luck sir...Keep calm, and carry on...motor...
I can see you've already started down the path of modification.
The Spree is limited by it's single speed transmission, so any increases you see will be limited by that factor.
You can install gear sets to gain top speed, but will lose low-end in doing so.
I highly recommend reading through the extensive thread about making Spree faster.
Member eclark5483 has written this>> http://hondaspree.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34653
Good luck sir...Keep calm, and carry on...motor...
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Re: A tale of two Sprees
Thank you Motormike, I have done my research and decided I should of bought a different scooter, but I love the look of these little things over everything and I have committed myself to getting them both working for my girlfriend and I.
Re: A tale of two Sprees
Got all the wiring back in, with a retrofit hid headlight that I needs to wired with a relay to the battery that I still need to buy.
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