Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Looking for performance, I found:


Q. Do you sell performance parts for the Honda Spree?

A. Sorry, but we do not sell performance parts for the Honda Spree, this is due to the fact that the Honda Spree doesn't have a tunable transmission.


http://www.vtcycles.com/faq.htm

Can it be replaced or something done to get around this problem?

There's no variator, or variable transmission. You can swap motors with a 50cc Elite made after '87. Not sure if a variator off another model will bolt up.

yep a se50 would work.

i wish a spree had like 2 gears

yeah thats hondas crappy idea for most of the 80'S Then a Great idea came lets put a variable trans on it.

ya well i would like 2 number 9's, 3 number 4's with extra soce, and a small diet coke cuz i am trying to lose whight

darat wrote:yeah thats hondas crappy idea for most of the 80'S Then a Great idea came lets put a variable trans on it.

It was just Honda's idea to make a really cheap scoot. If you compare the Aero 50 to the Spree, you can see all the places they cut corners, from cheaper front forks, simple plastic bodywork, and non-variator motor. They sold for $299 new, though, and Honda sold a ton of them. I'd bet that Honda sold 10:1 Spree to Aeros, based on what I see in the used market now.

The Express has a variator, I believe, and it's actually older.

what are u sure that the express has a varible trans.

i dont think it does. LOOK http://www.mopedriders.org/html/manuals ... resssm.htm

Chains. Weird.

That info was based on second-hand posts. Must not be right.

Here it is:

http://www.mopedriders.org/article_view ... fldAuto=53

1982 NU50 shows a variator, and runs on a 1/2" belt (unlike the metric Spree belt.)

what is a variator and why does it keep me from not modding a spree?

well it helps with changeing the grear ratio on the front pulley. so u can take off like a bat out of * and yet have one * of a top end.