Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

What conclusion I came to was that the bottom of the brass needle holder? should be adj. to match the top of the enrichment hole or possibly a mm higher or so. thats where I set mine. but I live in a fairly warm climate year round. the best measurement for that for the elite s carb was 1 cm to top o...

Well it finally cooled off, alas didn't seem to help. Have a thought about the by-starter being adjustable. the enrichment hole in the carb is app. 1cm from the base of the carb where the by-starter sits. by screwing in or out the bottom part of the by-starter you could adj. the time in which it tak...

Thanks. I'll give it a try and let you know. hadn't even considered that one. have it set at 1 7/8 out per manual bound to need to adj since no longer stock motor. Ok All adjusted. have it idling at 1900. just have to wait for cool down. probably several hours todays kind of warm out. thanks again ..

thanks for the reply. all things are pretty much new. less than 60 miles on complete lower end and 50mm bbk. was working fine except petcock was no longer stopping fuel flow. replaced petcock, also put in oil pump plug and using repsol ( honda endorsed oil) premixed at 32-1. put it back together and...

Hello: I know it's no fun, but clean the carb. again. follow the instructions in the wiki spreedia on this forum. no one likes to clean the carb several times but seems to be a constant with these things. also check the torgue and gaskets of the complete intake. orings, reed gaskets. Lately ive had ...

Hello Ok I admit it, i'm lost again. elite starts hard and won't idle when cold, but runs good with throttle applied. Have tested resistance of by-starter, resistor, hooked by-starter to battery works like its supposed to. checked and found voltage to by-starter when running. cleaned carb. again, an...

Did all the black on my elite with a roll on bed liner over the plastic, needs a good scuffing to remove any gloss. Has stayed on pretty good after several removales of plastic pieces. sparkles and clear coat. good to go

Hello. possibly a dirty or degrading air filter not allowing enough air flow, bad fuel or oil?

check compression, reed valves, and try new plug since you can't see if it's firing once installed.

If your scooter is all stock why should you have to up the main jet. could be still something clogged in carburetor or filter not allowing enough flow?

Hello there, It seems that every time I have a weird electrical problem it's usually a ground problem. clean underneath the screws on all the grounds?

I feel for you.. Had that happen recently myself. Personally felt safer for me to split the case and clean everything, didn't trust just using a flashlight and mirrors to see all.
Have you removed jug yet? if not it probably won't turn freely. good luck

Thanks for the replys. Sounds like i shouldnt worry to much about the 367deg. going up a moderate hill although the day was cool. Another problem I discovered today was a cracked exhaust pipe ( would explain some of the extra loudness) . Welded the crack shut and the exhaust no longer sounds like a ...

knew i forgot things. using a split throttle cable and premix of 50:1 using fuchs silkolene recommended by honda shop. might have mixed 40:1 been a while since mixed it up. Am using the stock carburetor with 100 main jet. needle jet stamped j68 will change carb and exhaust after a successful break i...

Hello: yup another noob been lurking for a long time. scooter in question is a 1994 honda elite sa50p that has had the exhaust unrestricted. Have installed a chopchop 50mm bbk, ported the case to match jug. (sorry no pics) didn't really enlarge exhaust port only smoothed and polished. ground intake ...