Great Spree and Now Great Elite for parts. Questions/Suggest

Does your Spree/Elite already run great, and you're trying to make it quicker/faster? Need a monster motor swap? Discuss your ideas here.

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retlaw07
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Great Spree and Now Great Elite for parts. Questions/Suggest

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I have had a 85 spree for about a year. Great machine, bought it lst year for 150 and had under 900 orginal miles. Now it has 1600 and runs great and will run at almost 35 mph on nice flat ground .

Currently I have it pulled apart for some maintenance and was going to mod it a little. Now my friend is giving me his 92 elite. Its very beat but I'm gonna use it for parts because from what I understand the elites are much better platform to mod from.

So should I just take some parts off of the elite and put them in the spree (like the clutch/pulleys, intake, etc,) Or should I just swap out the enite power train and keep the sprees for backup?

What from the elite is really a great upgrade? (I think the transmission is variable, right? And the intake is bigger?)

Let me know what you think and I'll get some pics up later.
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Post by Kenny_McCormic »

retlaw07 wrote:I have had a 85 spree for about a year. Great machine, bought it lst year for 150 and had under 900 orginal miles. Now it has 1600 and runs great and will run at almost 35 mph on nice flat ground .

Currently I have it pulled apart for some maintenance and was going to mod it a little. Now my friend is giving me his 92 elite. Its very beat but I'm gonna use it for parts because from what I understand the elites are much better platform to mod from.

So should I just take some parts off of the elite and put them in the spree (like the clutch/pulleys, intake, etc,) Or should I just swap out the enite power train and keep the sprees for backup?The parts are not compatible and cannot be swapped. Swapping the whole motor isnt a drop in either and the spree frame is made from stamped sheet metal spot welded together(i dont trust it at high speed). I think you would be best off keeping both bikes together and buying a bore kit for your elite.

What from the elite is really a great upgrade? (I think the transmission is variable, right? And the intake is bigger?) Everything is bigger and better.

Let me know what you think and I'll get some pics up later.
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Post by stillspeeding »

I would just try to find a 94-02 elite-s while you can still get parts for them
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