Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

if the carb threads do strip a little bit will that be fine? because i did see what looked like a tiny little keyring looking piece that was below it when i was working on it

Well the spree arrived yesterday and then the breakdown started. took off panels and cleaned it up took off the carb to clean that and what i found was that at some point either the bolt was not all the way in or something and it must have been shaken loose. it only had one bolt holding the carb and ...

UPDATE! so my dad threw a new battery in it for me and checked a few things before bringing it down. it sounds like the electricals all work and thought that he did feel some tension on the throttle so that might not be an issue. what he did say is that it seemed as though the starter just didn't ...

I highly recommend using a large syringe or turkey baster(this will * your significant other off so if you use this item, hide it in your shop where she cannot find it and lie to her when she asks next thanksgiving if you have seen it) to put the oil back in the case.

haha luckily [or maybe not ...

@newfiebullet: well that is giving me some hope for it thanks!

@patthesoundguy: changing the drive gear oil? would that be within the engine itself or more around the rear wheel assembly?

thanks for the reply! im really looking forward to working on it. would i be looking at a multiple days of working on that? one thing that i remember happening when it died was waiting at a stoplight and when i went to accelerate it just died and wouldn't start and lost tension on the throttle ...

For starters I am feeling really excited to be getting my old Spree back! It had stopped running and then I moved to a different city but it will finally be making its way back to me.

So after looking through the wiki it sounds like i may have some work to do on it for sure but i am curious if ...