Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Hi, i am having a problem with my 1985 honda spree. My spree runs fine most of the time, but will often randomly " die " i then try to start it again ( electric start only ) and the battery is almost dead so the spree hardly turns over. I will then walk the spree back to my house, jump start it and it acts like nothing ever happend. I then go and ride it again. Battery dies and it wont turn over. It doesnt mater how long i charge it. It will die and not want to start. I am thinking that this could be the stator. Im not shore, i have another off an 86 spree if you think that will solve it. Thank you for any help. - Erik

when starting a worm spree or elite you shood hood it wide open ... are you asking why the Battery is not holding a charge or why its not starting.... how old is the Battery ???? is the post clean ???? dose the Battery top open up?????
if so do not put water in it !!!!!!!!!!!!!
swimmingfree

Well when i try to start it wide open. ( i have read that before ) the spree will have even less energy to turn over. But the battery holds a charge. I just got home from totonto today after about 5 days. Charged the spree battery before i left and i got home. And it started just fine. Rode it up and down the street. Come back. Shut it off and got some gloves. Came back and tryed to start it and the battery didnt have enough power to turnover the spreee engine fast enough.

do you have a working head light????? if sio run it on low beam....how old is the Battery ???? is the post clean ???? dose the Battery top open up?????
if so do not put water in it !!!!!!!!!!!!!
swimmingfree

My headlight does not work. The battery is only a few months old. The guy i bought it off Craig's list ended up buying me one. I cleaned all ground connections. Including the one behind the tail light inside the frame. And the one bellow the turn signal relay. I do not have a battery cover, i never like to ride in the rain anyways. My soree is keept in a garage. Never outside.

dose the Battery have 6 plug to it or is it seald..
swimmingfree

Im out at getting my aunt at the air port and i cant remmber off the top of my head......why? Is there a diffrence between 6plug and sealed.... I know our jetskis have 6 plug. I only know that because we bought the kit and made them.

the plug on the top of the Battery is so you can put in distill water in it when thay get low...do not put inny other tipe of water in there it will fup the Battery
swimmingfree

Thank you i will go get some distilled water later today, that should help my battery out quite a bit, correct?

if its a open top tipe yes ...
swimmingfree

Ok. Thank you for the help

your well come ...have fun..
swimmingfree

Well.... Bad news.... The battery is sealed :/ and it is going about one mile and dieing.

spree will run with a battery..is the fuse good??
swimmingfree

The glass 7a fuse? At least i think its 7a