Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

To check you would have to dismantle the linkage and place a rod through the 2 holes at the end of each fork and check with a square against the fork edges. If it sits at 90 degrees to the fork arms the linkage/shocks are the problem.

Clive

Is there a bystarter anywhere on that carb? Almost looks to me like someone stuck that odd-shaped tube into the bystarter recess. Could this have been done because they bystarter was removed and this was just shoved in there to allow it to run???? The other tube would maybe just be the float bowl ve...

That has the trailing link front fork with an external shock on each side? If so, either the link arm bushings are unevenly worn (or one could be seized) or one shock is slightly longer than the other due to wear. The shocks can be adjusted by a nut at their base, but you need a spring compressor to...

im saying that i did not mess with it before this started happening. In which case it was running OK for a while without the air filter and screw? If that's so, it sounds like there may be a different problem. I'd check the fuel filter inside the tank (held in by the petcock) to make sure there are...

hey all, spent some time over the next week running around the neighborhood before i got a chance to tear it down and check it out entirely. before i actually took anything apart, it started and ran with no problems. then after a week, it started to lose speed at WOT. Are you saying you did or didn...

You can also test the relay by putting a screwdriver across the contacts (on the starter circuit side, not the switch side) to short it with the ignition key on. If the relay is bad the starter will turn over.

Clive.

and has anyone ever tried switching back ends from a more upgradeable model of the elite w/ success? thanks in advance for any help ps it has about 4.7k miles on it The engine mounts are different. It can be done, but you need to be able to weld a new mount on the frame. Can't remember if other mod...

Kenny_McCormic wrote:Yes but its a fixed trans and not a vari. You gotta take measurements and stuff to see if there will be a difference or if it will just throw a belt, "grinding off the lip" wont do.

Exactly!

Clive

Kenny_McCormic wrote:But how high does it ride maxed out stock? You would have to chalk it and run it full out down a long road to figure out how much can be taken off.

OK

Found the description courtesy of Noiseguy

http://www.hondaspree.net/phpBB2/viewto ... ght=pulley

Clive

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Check the pinion also to make sure the belt did not push in one of the thin cup-shaped housings at the side so that it pinches the spring.

Clive.

[/quote] Spree is fixed gearing, elite is CVT.[/quote] Correct - I didn't say it wansn't, and it does not have to be CVT to be modded!. You can mill off the "lip" on the inside pulley. If desired, washers can be found to replace the milled off part to enable it to be returned to stock. A l...

You can grind some off the pulley to get a bit more top speed at the expense of acceleration. See the Spree pulley mod in the technical section.

Clive.

Is it the starter pinion thats jamming or the starter itself? If the starter, you likely need to replace the bearing. Bearing is a couple of bucks off eBay. If it is the starter let me know and I'll look up the size for you.

Clive.

Check that the large geared outer half of the pulley is not bent. There should be no shimmy at all when you turn the crankshaft (do it with the ignition off and plug removed to reduce resistance. Even better, use a dial micrometer if you have acess to one. Worse yet, your crankshaft could have been ...

Also, after checking the fuel strainer inside the gas tank, if that's clear, run the bike with the gas cap loose. If the problem goes away the vent in the cap is blocked.

Did you add an inline filter by any chance?

Clive.