Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Just wanted to say thanks for all the help!

I was able to dip my carb this weekend and let it soak for a few hours. After the air hose and letting it dry I put it back in. Bogging is much better and now I can even ride up hills!

I appreciate all the help and tips and I'm glad to have a nice little ...

Thank you again for all the help. I'm excited and I'm planning to get to work on it this weekend. I did have a quick question; I looked at getting a bucket of carb dipping solution but I can only find them in very large containers (1+ Gallons). If I sprayed an entire can of regular carb cleaner into ...

I had the same issue with my 85 Spree. It was the battery. I had a relatively new battery but it had lost its charge.

The noise was coming from the starter gear (bendix) simply not having enough juice to turn the engine.

I just Jumped it off and let it run for a while, a good trickle charge ...

Thanks for the help,

I took the carb back out and cleaned it as well as I could. I tried really hard to make sure the pilot jet was clean as could be. I put it back together and it was actually running a bit better. Now I can go up small hills without it bogging too much.

When I get to a larger ...

Just did a barn rescue on a '85 Spree. Was actually in better shape than I expected. After doing the basics (new battery, clean carb, plug, fuel lines, air filter) she started up like a champ.

I've looked though the forums on all the boggging and hills issues but the air screw aspect is what is ...