Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

I went through everything on the front end this afternoon. The axle is straight, the wheel bearings feel good and appear seated properly, the shocks are the same length eye-to-eye, the shock and pivot arm bushings look good, the pivot arms show no signs of damage, the brake assembly looks good and t...

One additional question: I am assuming that the left fork (if you are riding it) is bent outward from center by about 5-6mm. I will of course measure and confirm, but if my assumption is correct and I attempt to straighten it, should I remove the entire stem/fork piece from the scoot? It would be ea...

Luckily, I know the difference too :-). I’ll check the stem and forks for plumb at the first opportunity, though it will likely have to wait until this weekend. I may invest in one of those magnetic protractors since I’ve been wanting one anyway. I know something’s definitely up with the forks since...

Not sure if you meant the floor of the scoot or the floor of my deck but yes, both are level. Those are aftermarket shocks that I put on, the stock ones were worn and super soft. These are stiffer and about .25" longer than the stock ones. The forks are standard elite forks as far as I know.

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d***, not sure why it didn't post the front pics but here is one:

OK guys, I managed to get all the plastics off last night but it was too dark for pics at that time, so I took some this evening after work. I put it up on the center stand, laid a level across the frame under the footboard, and shimmed under the stand so the frame was level. Then I took a shot of t...

Double checked all the cables to make sure they weren’t pulling at all and went for another quick spin last night. It seems that by leaning left (far enough to start a slight turn) I can make the handlebars stop twisting to the right if I ease my grip on them. If the weather holds up I’ll get all th...

Actually, I suppose I should clarify as this may be important or indicative of a specific problem. When I say that It want to pull to the right, what I mean is that the front wheel wants to turn to the right. The bike doesn’t seem to want to ‘lean’ in either direction, just that the front wheel and ...

Thanks bones. The stand being buggered was what initially led me to think it was the rear wheel, but I already had the engine mount off to install that kickstand (works great, btw!) and the rear seems aligned with the angle of the rest of the bike. I’m gonna tear down the rear end (hopefully) later ...

Ok guys, I got it all back together today and went for a test ride. It definitely wants to pull to the right. It’s rideable and seems stable at speed, but if I ease up on the handlebars at 10-15, it immediately goes to the right. On a happier note, I installed the Polini variator I had ordered and i...

Why didn’t I think of that!?

Meatball - mine appears to be about 1 1/16” on each side.

Bones - I will report back once I get it out on the road, hopefully tomorrow.

So it looks off but really its not? Maybe just a frame of reference thing then.

It’s a hair shy of an inch, maybe 31/32” or 63/64”, as best I can tell with a tape measure. Here’s some more pics of the wheel/forks with the axle torqued to spec. Could it possibly be a bent pivot arm?