Historic Le Mans racers and classic saloon cars duke it out on track, while the nicest pit bikes you'll ever see carry racers across the paddock.
Ah, the Honda Spree is arguably the pinnacle of retro mopeds. This particular model was accompanying a race team from Washington with a 1961 Cooper T56—talk about polar opposites! With a rear top box and some necessary flaming paint, the Honda Spree was this team's transportation to lunch and back.
For hopeful Spree owners, these mopeds have remained largely affordable. Because the room for modification is slim and it was originally marketed as the cheapest transportation money could buy, these models will go for around $2000—if you can find one. The Spree was only sold in the US for four years.By no slim margin, the Honda Cub EZ90 was the most prolific pit bike found at Laguna Seca.
Swapping out the 72cc engine for a bored-out 212cc single-cylinder version, the custom model is almost all new, even the the dash and foot pegs. Modern lighting has been installed on this version—a major pain, Randy says—in addition to a new seat and miniature ape-hanger bars. What's really cool about the modified model is its suspension setup: inverted front forks with a mono-shock rear setup bring the senile 1970s into the modern day.
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