Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Okay. The story continues... with some problems. I have installed the 80cc big bore kit, new race variator, rollers, and belt. Also drilled four 1" holes in the stock air filter, and installed 1mm jet (redrilled old one). Have a small amount of two stroke oil in petrol to keep things slippery (...

A couple more pics.

Well, time to continue the story. Fitted 50mm big bore kit (thanks Marc), changed to a 'race' variator (don't quite know what makes it race), and installed new kevlar reinforced belt. Ened up using rattle gun on variator. The original piston was rooted (in Australia this means 'screwed') from previo...

Finally got some photos. Here it is cleaned although I have already let it get a bit dusty. But no seat as it is being reupholstered. Waiting on BB kit and variator.

Honda sold the 1100XX here Stateside too, and for a year or so it was the fastest production motorcycle made. Honda gave up the Top Speed Chase when the Hayabusa/ZX12 rivalry began, and dropped the 'Bird altogether from its US lineup. Evidently a "Gentleman's Agreement" to keep speeds bel...

Thanks wheelman. I hope people don't hate me for finding the dio. I thought they might think I'm a bit of a loser for riding a scoot from such humble beginnings. It should be noted that my dio isn't even close to the condition of yours. You will see when I eventually get a photo out. The reason I ha...

Sorry, I should have qualified that. The dio being one of the least powerful hondas in stock form. :oops: PS - have you ever ridden a stock honda 4 stroke 50 scooter? I had one as a teen and it truly was the least powerful bike I have ever ridden. What is so compelling about the dio though is the po...

Thanks wheelman. Your grief induced advice is gold for this shoestring soul. I'm sold. 8.4:1 it will be. Variator and bb kit to follow. Tomorrow I will chase up a bigger jet to see if I can get present tired (note I didn't say 'tyred') piston and rings humming again while I wait for upgrades. I am t...

Greetings: perhaps a larger rear tire. Uh, sorry... Tyre. A BBK is a good plan if the compression's going South. Um, sorry... North if you live Down Undah! :) Yes, larger rear tyre is part of the plan. (we also spell 'jail' as 'gaol' and use a lot less x's and z's in our words than Americans do. We...

I'd do a compression test first. It sounds more like carburetor problems to me, maybe needs a cleaning. I see you said it seized a couple times when hot, leads me to believe too small jet or build-up on jet not letting enough fuel into carb. Fuel cools the cylinder. Start with a real thorough carbu...

Thanks for the reply Yan, and quick! It sounds like you've been there with this sort of question. Is it possible to get the performance without the gears? Eg, is there a way of using the rollers or a certain type of variator to gear it higher, or does one have to do the 9:1 ratio gears? Also, the re...

Hi there from Australia. I have recently purchased a '93 AF18E Dio that has about 27k on it. Apart from some fading it is in very good condition and I am wanting to prepare it for my wife to use (and me if she'll let me). We live in a very hilly area that isn't kind to small capacity motorcycles lik...