Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

I can tell you exactly what is wrong. 10 years of diagnosing this issue via the internet says that your pilot circuit is plugged, and/or the bystarter is bad. Both can be remedied with some diligent testing and cleaning. Sometimes people are known to clean the carb several times before getting the ...

Tail light is supposed to come on with the key.
Headlight is NOT, until engine running.

Yes, have experienced this...typically, you need to check and clean the tank of rust and debris, replace old fuel and vacuum hoses. Install a fuel filter. You are losing fuel delivery. Old hoses can deteriorate inside, swell shut, and introduce debris into the carb. Float and needle can malfunction,...

I can't make your decision for you, I don't know the availability of bottom end parts for Spree. Might be hard to get those parts, or impossible, long waits. and expensive. What I can tell you is that Elite 50 with the AF16 engine is a far better choice for a pit bike with endless supply of parts a...

Also does the brake light bulb need to be working in order to start it? ...YES it does The teeth on the kickstart is a little chewed up on one of the bikes, is there a good place to buy parts or is ebay usually the only spot? Place a Wanted ad here on the forum in the proper category...you should b...

Green wires on Honda are always "ground" or "earth" if you prefer.

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Seems I recall you being in the southwest, New Mexico perhaps. Now Oregon ! By way of explanation: I purchased my '84 Gyro from an 86 year-old lady who had used it strictly in a campground. Many years of idle speed allowed oil build-up inside the muffler. Anxious to rip it through the neighborhood, ...

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Well done Master Chief...welcome back.
Make sure the muffler on that Gyro is good and clean inside...my last one caught fire inside after 10 minutes of WOT
and melted a perfectly nice engine cover.

It is possible that both filaments in the headlight are being energized when the hi-lo switch is in either position. The problem could be in either the switch, the headlight, or the wires. You will have to do some physical inspection and testing with an Ohm meter to determine which component is at f...