This has to be a rare find - I didn't know they made an 89 that runs backwards
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/mcy/3120889017.html
All seriousness aside, seems like I've seen posts about engines running backwards - is there a common cause?
I may make an offer just for the parts - seems like there is always someone wanting a kick-start for an 84-85.
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Re: Rare 89 Spree
spree engine do rotate the opposite way of the wheel.
they are supposed to run that way.
they are supposed to run that way.
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Re: Rare 89 Spree
Wrong kick start gears would cause it to crank backwards but it would not start.
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no it would not.Pete M wrote:Wrong kick start gears would cause it to crank backwards but it would not start.
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* it is not even an '87 model.
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Re: Rare 89 Spree
Busted flywheel key can cause this, or something messed up in the ignition module. Two-strokes work just as well in both directions. There was an old boat motor like that... You kill the motor, flip a switch to change the timing, start it up and you're in reverse...
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Red 87 Spree... Ended up buying the same one mentioned below.
I started riding my uncle's 87 Spree at the drag strip when I was 8...
It's easier to stop caring three years ago than it is to fix it in present time.
Re: Rare 89 Spree
I had a dirt bike that would run backwards, a 1972 Yamaha MX 100.
But it used piston port induction and contact breaker points type ignition.
2-cycle engines with a reed valve induction and/or electronic ign. will not run backwards
But it used piston port induction and contact breaker points type ignition.
2-cycle engines with a reed valve induction and/or electronic ign. will not run backwards