Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

OK...Just got an 86 Iowa spree....got it for nothing...great deal already...one problem, i know i need to get a new battery, so that may be part of it but perhaps not...when i kick start the bike, it turns over and runs for 5-10 seconds, then quits....it hasnt run for six years, or so. i put new gas and oil in...have to get a spark plug...does anyone have any ideas though why it wont stay running?

Well try a new plug and see what happens, Also if the bike has been sittin a while, rebuliding the carb wont hurt. Check your carb adjustments. I ran my spree without the battery and it did fine. Battery is for electric start and thats about it. Remember that any bike that sits a while needs all new fluids (oil ad gas) and an air filter. Good luck

put new fluids in, new plug, cleaned the carburator, cleaned the air filter, still had the same problem....

i cant help but think that carb isnt cleaned good enough. Is the strainer in the tank clean? Are the fuel screws adjusted right? the screws should both be at 1.5 turns out after they had been turned all the way in and adjusted accordingly once it runs

well i cleaned the carb again, really well this time, and sure enough, got the 'ol girl running....the only problem is now that when i have it idle, and the break off, the rear wheel is spinning, as if the throttle were open....is this maybe because the idle stop is just a bit off? probably huh? thanks for all the help.

ok, now you need to adjust the idle screw down jus enough that the rear wheel barely spins and it should do the trick

or adjust it to the point that it doesnt spin at all like my peds do.

yeah thats what i meant sorry