Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Marty did send another petcock. This one fit, but was full of crud and no longer shut off when the engine was stopped. He expected me to pay the postage. I have returned both of the units he sent. He has now netted approximately $14 for all his time, trouble and abuse. He said I didn't have a 1986 o...

Bought a petcock from martynkim and when it arrived it was wrong. His reply was: I didn't know what year I had. He said he would send the right one but I would be responsible for the postage, both ways. I sent him the title as proof and he slamed the door in my face. Bad vibes.

Besides getting the spree back on the road for the wife, I need to rebuild the forks on the CB650, replace some of the plastic on the Ninja, and replace the brakes on the Trophy ... my winter is booked!

Well folks, I cleaned the carb, once more, very slowly and carefully. I also cleaned the tank and petcock filter. Replaced the fuel line and put in fresh gasoline. Now it seems to have no problems. Very curious because I never found any signs of dirt or varnish in the carb. But it's back to normal f...

I have a 86 Spree i just purchased with only 864 miles. Ran great, good power. Now that we have logged about 100 miles, it just falls on it's face when you try to accelerate off the line. The guy before me bought this from an estate sale. He replaced the tank and petcock because they were totally fo...