New (used) Honda Elite  By  johnathonkreider (Read 626 times)

It's a 2002 Honda Elite, 80cc. I got it from a local clergyman whose son used it through college to get around. It's been sitting in his garage now for a couple of years, and he wanted it gone. Posted it on the local version if Craigslist (KSL) and I had it that day!

I got it and had time to look at it today. The electrical didn't work, but I figured it wasn't a big deal. I changed the blown fuse, and BOOM, lights are on and the starter works! It's been sitting for ages, though, so the carb is all junked up and it won't start and run, but it's working!!!

I'm going to change the oil sometime soon, and clean the carb out (maybe soak it for a few days), and thwn report back. Hopefully I can either switch this one to my main scooter, give it to my wife, or sell it for a nice profit!

I'll keep you posted
Ps I would post pictures but I'm posting from my phone, anz it won't let me.

Could be, but the cheapest one that I could find is over 60$, and I'm more looking forward to working on the bike than I am to anything else, you know? I really enjoy getting my hands dirty: the ride is the icing on the cake for me. I've learned a ton on the forum, so I betcha I can get it up and going without a ton of trouble. 

Guess what?!? I took some time yesterday to clean out the carb (it was a bit difficult to remove it, I learned), and when I put it back in, the scooter started up! It didn't idle very well, though, and kept dying after starting it up, so I'm going to have to adjust it a little bit more to get it to it's right place. Also, I found a small spring after cleaning it out that I' sure came from somewhere in the carb: I'll have to figure out where exactly it was from. It might be the cause of the idle problem.

But yeah, I'm super stoked! I feel really accomplished: that's the first time I was able to get something from nto working at all to starting (at least a little bit) without asking for help.

I'll keep yall posted!