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Welcome to the Honda Spacy Page. Described variously as the “scoot that really does” and “the worlds fastest tea-trolly”, the Spacy was an excellent commuting vehicle. It had very good acceleration (better than many of its more modern, but heavier successors) and was very easy to ride.

First introduced in 1985, it was substantially updated in 1989 to make room for helmet storage under the seat - the earlier models only having the glove compartment for storage. The model ceased production in 1990.

Note that in parts of the world (notably the U.S.A) the Spacy was also called the Elite. It’s model number was CH250.

If you are looking for information about other Honda scooters check out the links page.

Features Of The Spacy

Some of the features of the Spacy scooter:

My Spacy

I purchased my Spacy in 1997. It was my first motorcycle and I chose it for three reasons:

• I was restricted to a sub 250cc bike until I moved off my provisional motorcycle licence.
• I thought my wife (who had her doubts about this new hobby of mine) would find it more appealing than a “real” motorcycle.
• All my motorcycling friends told me not to get a scooter - so I got it just to spite them!

It was the 1985 model with the digital speedometer and disk front brake and I purchased it second hand from a dealer for $A3000. It had the factory windscreen but no top box. My only modification was to add some luggage - firstly a Ventura bag and later a lockable Nonfango top box.

In October 1999 my Spacy was involved in a freak “guy in front of me reversed over my bike” accident whilst I was waiting at some traffic lights. Luckily the damage was restricted to the front plastic fairing and the sub frame supporting it, so after a bit of brute force bending, pop-riveting and gluing, it is back on the road. In the meantime I purchased a new Honda FES250 Foresight - but that’s another story….