Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

I particularly like how you've included the overhead views, apparently with a drone. Good work.

Standing...

Since it ran fine a month ago, you ask yourself, "what changed "? Not starting it for a month can result in an hard-to-start condition. During hot months especially, gas will evaporate from the carb bowl , making it take a long time to get fuel filled into the bowl enough to fire. Eliminate the 3 t...

Never swapped any engines in Elite 80, but I have owned several in various years. The engine was the same all the way through the run from '85 to '07, pretty sure you can swap at will without worry. motorscooterguide.net mentions some model changes, but says nothing about the engine. cloick the LIN...

The gasket is mostly to keep out water and dirt.
Some engines need the gasket for spacing of the starter pinion.
Not Spree though, iirc.

lets put more focus on compression ratio in the future and quit with all the squish band You sound annoyed be somebody that has been preaching the importance of "squish". I know nothing about squish. I don't use squish. I don't really need to know about squish. I'm sorry your first attempt to learn...

*Same day, same ride. See the VTR250 in the mix.