Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

im assuming you know you have to hold the back brake in all the way when you start it otherwise it wont start...

there were no sprees in '83. if it has a kick start its probably an '86 or '87, unless someone added the kick start to an '84-'85. take the cover off and see if you can un-stick it

im pretty sure that is the case, you need an 84/85 pinion to go with your 10t starter... we are having the same problem amigo.

s***, who wudda thunk it? seriously though, this was a very frustrating problem that I have been battling for the last couple months, buying two starters off of ebay and thinking they were junk... apparently they are just both 86/87 starters so I guess I need to find me an 86/87 starter pinion and ...

ive tried that too but still same problem. It seems like too many teeth would cause it to bind with the bendix gear, causing this problem we are having... but like you said I have never heard of this either and you would think more people would have experienced this problem if it were the case.

yes, I will try to get them after work

hi, ive had the same problem with one of my scooters. I have two scooters and four starters now, but only one starter that works. it will start both scooters instantly, but none of the others will. one is just bad, the other two seem to spin fine, but when I bolt them up they will only spin about ...

thanks, I already have the outer pulley that I need, I guess I will just have to post that cover back on ebay and keep looking...

I just bought a kick start cover off of ebay for my 84 spree. being so excited that I had finally found one (I have been searching forever) I failed to notice that the listing never listed the year of the spree it came off of, it just said "Honda Spree Kick Start Cover" or something like that so I ...

i need a new starter for my 84 spree and im wondering if an 87 elite 50 starter will bolt up to my spree without any trouble?

thanks.

thanks, I was able to get it started after pumping A TON of oil out of the motor. I found a bad seal on the oil pump shaft that was allowing massive amounts of oil to drain down. the previous owner hadnt ridden it in a long time before i got it, but he apparently kept adding oil. anyways, after I ...

hi, I just bought two 84 honda sprees, one starts and runs fine but the other doesnt start.

some of the problems ive noticed.

1. the starter pinion does not extend out far enough when the starter is turning it over. could this be a bad pinion? bad starter? both? even when I hook the battery up to ...