Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Thought about that too so I baked the exhaust and no improvement. Then I drilled the baffles and there was still no improvement. My experience has been that changing a main jet and even changing the needle position can impact idle as well as the entire throttle range. I've owned four two-stroke dirt ...

I've been trying to address a no top end power problem on my Spree for several years. I bought the scoot for my wife to ride to the neighborhood pool so there has been no real urgency to find a solution. The Spree would start, idle but you had to give it a little push to get it going unless you were ...

Wow so much money for a stock carb

Not if you consider it lists for $173.50.

After cleaning the carb several times and eventually breaking the pilot tube when trying to remove it, I broke down and bought a BRAND FREAKIN NEW one! Interestingly enough hondapartsdirect.com said it wasn't available and servicehonda.com wouldn't answer my emails. Got this one from ...

You may have fouled the spark plug. I would try a new one before you start taking things apart.

Check out hondapartsdirect.net. I've ordered lots of dirt bike parts from them and their prices seem to be lower than most. They have online parts diagrams of all the various honda bikes including the Spree.

The little canister thing they're connected to is essentially a vacuum switch. When vacuum from the engine is applied to the lower hose it allows fuel to flow through the upper hose.

Remove the air filter and use your hand as a choke as you turn the starter over. If it starts then you'll know it's probably a fuel problem.