Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

This is prior to the pg short and using a 80 jet, now I run the 87.5 and pg short. Also this video is mostly uphill. I would do another one but I'm out of state in Colorado. It's definitely a fast 49cc.

You have to click on the pic to go to the video, I'd have done it through my neighbors YouTube if I were home. Also this video is using my iPhone 5 which sucks for photobucket.

Your Elite rocks....

That's what I was thinking after seeing a few others complaining about lack of speed and power. I do how ever think trans and general tuning is a major factor for these little engines.

Here is my "pink" 87 elite

click the pic to watch the video

What's in that purple elite traffic? That the Taiwan bbk build ou posted?

Got the 85 main jet today. Took out the 80 that I had drilled. turns out that 1/32 inch is almost exactly .80mm Had about 100 miles on the plug and everything looked pretty normal. Installed the 85 main and took it out to my "test and tune" hill and saw no diff in performance. Variator coming next week. Will post results.

For any noobie - hey I've been her for 2 weeks now - If you find an Elite S at a reasonable price, drill the exhaust, drill out the main jet with a .8mm drill bit or a 1/32 bit, put in a new air filter and a new plug and enjoy a stock reliable bike that is perfect for running around town and is perfectly safe for roads with 40 to 45 mph speed limits. You will be running about 40mph with the traffic except on serious hills. Cheaper more reliable transportation is harder to find.

I am going to install a variator to see if there is a few more mph there and later a mild pipe and a larger jet. Of course for the PRICE no mod will beat just de regging an Elite.

What about some 9:1 gears? You'd see more performance gains with gears than you would with a pipe and they cost about $50 whereas pipe is about $125-150.

Yeah I've thought seriously about that and for me here in the HILLS of East Tenn, (there is a reason why this area is called that) it would probably make sense to do both. I may just do engine first, and then see where I am. I am already slowed down to about 35 on a couple of the big hills on the main rode thru town. If pipe/jet cures most of that, then gears will certainly be next.

At that point with variator, and pipe and gears I would be into the mods at about $225. If I could cruise around at 40/45 and climb most hills without losing too much speed I'd be really happy. And the bike will be very practical to use as an every-day ride / grocery getter.