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Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:02 am
by jerz40
Hey all, I guess you could call me the King of Sprees!
What I'm gonna show is a massive Honda Spree restoring project that started in January 2016 and is something I'm still working on and making progress with. Starting last Spring, 2015, I began collecting the Sprees and parts nationwide, as I just kept finding them everywhere and people would make me such good deals I couldn't resist! Even with my garage, sheds, etc. loaded. I was finding them all over in Michigan, to Illinois, to Kentucky, and even as far as the Florida keys! Once September rolled around and I had finally got my last big deal spree lot, we figured that was enough and we would try and fix up what we have. That lasted till October, when I took a break to enjoy the holidays. Then, once all the holidays were here and gone, and the decorations put away, it was time to get serious!
January 2016 - I got lined up all the Sprees that needed to be gone through and completely tore down. With the help of a few great friends, we had em all down in a couple hours. After teardown was complete, it was time to sort the parts, in a fashion where it was all frames, all forks, all fenders, etc. Once that was all over, now here comes the real fun part, CLEANING!
If only people would ride these Sprees on the road and not through the field or in mud baths
*As I add photos of the progress I will continue on*
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:13 am
by jerz40
January 2016 - Teardown is complete! Time to get these frames loaded up and ready for Sand Blasting!
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:21 am
by jerz40
February 2016 - The frames and other medal parts are back!
Time to get some paint on these!
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:28 am
by jerz40
March 2016 - All forks were cleaned and repainted one by one. A two day project.
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:35 am
by jerz40
March 2016 - All fenders were cleaned and repainted.
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:43 am
by jerz40
I used Krylon Super Maxx. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it! Just a tad bit darker than original, but in the end you'd never know and it looks GREAT!
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:47 am
by jerz40
March 2016 - The month ALOT of painting was done.
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:53 am
by benji
Wow...what a project haha. What you gonna do w all those sprees?
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:57 am
by jerz40
April 2016 - A good start at assembly. Handlebars, cables, & wire harness's all go on.
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:00 pm
by jerz40
benji wrote:Wow...what a project haha. What you gonna do w all those sprees?
I know right! Something I didn't have in mind, but kinda just worked out!
Plan is to sell them, currently got 5 in the garage nearly done.
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:11 pm
by jerz40
July 2016 - The end is near for most of them. Some shipments that arrived a few weeks later such as Tires, Air Filters, Ignitions are finally on making the sprees nearly done. Just a few plastics and turn signals. I kinda forgot and got a little busy to take pictures during May & June, that's why the photos kinda jumped ahead.
A HUGE thank you to chopchop123 or tazland123 for the deal on ignitions! Saved me alot of time by going to the key shop and getting my "No-Key Ignitions" keyed.
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:13 pm
by vintagegarage
Holy cr*p!
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:16 pm
by jerz40
And then finally, which is all I have for now, are 3 photos taken yesterday 7/30/2016 of a SUPER CLEAN and RESTORED Honda Spree I was bolting up as that Spree is completely finished. A job well done. More photos to come soon!
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:19 pm
by jerz40
vintagegarage wrote:Holy cr*p!
I know!
Can't tell you how many positive compliments I get on this! People are amazed!
Re: Massive Honda Spree Restoring Project - Check it out!
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 2:04 pm
by Wheelman-111
Greetings:
You know those ads on TV that say "93 Percent of Volvo/Subaru cars built since 1985 are still on the road"? Well I say 99% of Sprees are in Jerz's garage!
A thing of beauty they are! I can think of no one who's done more to uphold the motto of the Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums;
Keeping Spree Elite Aero 50cc and Gyro Alive!. (See in banner above...) What extraordinary care and attention to detail. Hope you get a $G for every one of them! (But keep the nicest for yourself...
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You will probably know more about the assembly of these bikes than Honda-san himself, and probably be able to put one together even faster!