Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

wow, that is even cheaper than i got mine for and I thought I had found the great deal. I hope you are liking them, I've had mine on for a while now and they are good tires. Nice grip and the increased size means more top end speed which is nice.

I'm a ford guy not a chevy guy but know a bit about older engines so will give you some general info on fuel economy. As mentioned, nothing is going to make a van with alot of air drag become a gas sipper but there are things you can do to improve mileage. Here are three things to consider:
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320 grit is what you are looking for. Also you should get some 600 and 800 or you will end up going thru a ton of 1000 grit to make that jump. Then after 1000 you can break out the rubbing compound and then polish if you really want things to shine.

I had no info to contribute but can say this... I have 2 teenage boys and they are ALWAYS not losing stuff of mine Just part of being a parent I guess.

maybe $400 if you have title on it, otherwise I'd say more like $300 in my area (dallas).

if your spree goes 30 or 35% slower than a 30mph razz, that right there is your problem. The spree should be able to do at least 25mph. Mine was doing 28mph stock. When I put oversized tires on it and cleaned the carb really well, it now does an honest 33mph on level roads. I think maybe your spree ...

yep, my first guess would be compression although could be carb/jet issue.

If you have a sherwin williams auto paint store in your area, they have paint with the metal flakes like you are describing. I think they have both rattle cans and in regular paint.

I'd like to see those vids. I got mine up to 35mph top speed with a tire change and even that feels much better than stock. It would be very cool to get it up in the 40s although I would think it would really rev it too hard to go that fast without some sort of variator.

I have a 85 spree and did the tire upgrade and it has worked out great. My new tires gave me an extra 4-5mph without any noticable loss in off the line power. It was kinda slow off the line before and is about the same with the new tires. A very cheap way to turn a 30mph scoot into a 35mph scoot ...

welcome and alot of us are in the same boat. I got a 85 a little over a month ago and already have added a 84 to the stable. Fair warning, scooters can be addictive. I've already been plotting how I can convince my wife I need to put a big bore kit on one of the scoots

Hey I have a black and red spree too! My black one is running good but still trying to get the red one up and running.

Re car racing... that is alot of HP out of a 4 cylinder! I am not getting that much out of my 390 big block :(

never ceases to amaze me how much hp those modern 4 cylinder ...

You got a smokin deal there! Be sure to report your progress in restoring it to running condition.

that does look like a good deal. I bet someone will snatch it up quickly if it isn't already sold. If it were in Dallas area, I'd grab it.

been there and done that back in my sportbike riding days. It really sucks when you are in 3 digits and have to sneeze. Now that my top speed is maybe 35, I use a shortie helmet so no worries.