Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Since my scoot is now running and working well (I think), I'm too impatient to wait for it to warm up. I've been riding it daily to work - temp from 30 degrees to almost 50 degrees - just layer up and go!
Helps that I work only about 1 1/2 miles from home 8)

The neck muff thing is the trick, that ...

It's true - the 87 Spree has the petcock cover molded into the side body panels - split down the middle as someone noted. Til I figured out only the 87 is like that I wondered how anyone could possibly lose theirs

I too finally got my Spree baby fixed and running just today...Runs great, body looks good, all lights work, yay! I have no idea how fast it's going to go or what the mpg will be, but I'm hoping my 135lbs will keep both up high :wink:
Seriously - great news on getting your scoot going - it can be a ...

When I did, I got an Error 404 but when I went to the address in the web link window, taking off the model913/, it worked for me Unsure why, but hey - thank you for the link!!!

Thank you very much for the info - I actually have access to a fiche but need to get myself to a library apparently, or now, visit that great link!
Btw, I had to delete the last bit of the link to get it to go to the site - but it works!

Ok. I admit it, I didn't baggie and mark every screw or take pics of before, during and after disassembly of the head of my Spree (I was checking the brake cable). Now I'm looking at a mess that is without equal, and the service manual so helpfully posted isn't showing me what I need. :oops:
Can ...

Gosh - wish I'd known that! I spent $100 on getting my badly torn seat recovered. I mean, it looks amazing but not $65 worth of amazing. Ah well.

I've seen them up for bid at EBay - spoke to the guy and he said they come in black only but they look pretty decent in the pics....

Edited to add: they seem to be going for around $30 plus s&h.

I'll give that a try then. Sorry for all the basic questions, but I'm basically clueless still bout all this!

Ok, since I am now able to get the front tire to turn (although it feels "wrong" somehow in the way it moves), I decided to attach the brake system back up see what happens. Well, it does stop the scoot. Hard stop, no easing on the brake - off or on. Is this still a seized brake issue or is it an ...

I was able to loosen and even remove the nut at the brake end of the cable, but it doesn't want to go back on very far, and the whole brake line seems really really loose - I finally got the front wheel to actually turn by loosening the nut (tried both sides), but can't actually get the wheel off to ...

I too am working for the first time on a little scoot - my new 87 spree. I know NOTHING about mechanics and am having to learn from the groung up.
Your posts encourage me, along with all the helpful folks here who are nice enough not to point and laugh at my questions.

Morning all!
Fixed the rear tire mounting problem - thanks for all the help!
Next problem - bought this scoot knowing something was wrong with the front brakes - the previous owner called them "tight" but as far as I can tell they are frozen (or something - they certainly don't work).
I've traced ...

I did lol

Done and done thanks you guys, the wheel is back on and I feel much more confident about messing with the brakes!