2004 Honda CMX250C

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE, A 2004 HONDA REBEL, THERE WERE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTING CHARACTERISTICS. FIRST, WHILE DOWNSHIFTING, EXCESS FORCE WAS SOMETIMES REQUIRED TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT LOWER GEAR. SECOND, AFTER PULLING IN THE CLUTCH LEVER, THE MOTORCYLE SEEMED TO WANT TO CREEP FOWARD. THIRD, DIFFUCULTY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPED. EVERY ONE I ASKED SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR BIKE. NOW, I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. IT HAS BEEN JUST SLIGHTLY OVER ONE YEAR AND ABOUT 8000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE, AND THE CLUTCH STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF SLIPPING. I DID NOT HAVE THE TIME OR THE MONEY TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE CLUTCH, NOW THAT THE MOTORCYLE HAS SUPASSED THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY. AFTER REPLACING THE CLUTCH WITH GENUINE HONDA PARTS, THE CLUTCH SHIFTS SMOOTHER THAN IT EVER DID. THE OLD PARTS WERE DISCARDER, SINCE I DID NOT WANT OILY, USELESS PARTS IN MY HOME. THIS FAILURE CAN NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE LACK OF MAINTAINANCE, BECAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALY, PER MAINTAINANCE CONTRACT WITH SELLING DEALER.

CLUTCH PREMATURE WEAR PROBLEM WITH HONDA REBEL 2004 MOTORCYCLE!.HAVE A 2004 REBEL WITH 1600 MILES. I DID THE OIL CHANGE AT 600 MILES AND RUNNING ONCE OR TWICE IN THE WHOLE WINTER, AROUND 10 MILES OR LESS TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. *AK TODAY, I TOOK MY REBEL OUT FOR A RIDE SINCE IT'S 70 DEGREE PLUS, BUT I NOTICE THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR, TAKE MY HAND OFF THE CLUTCH WITHOUT TURN UP THE THROTTLE, THE REBEL STILL RUNNING. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT, BEFORE WHEN I SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR, DID NOT CRANK UP THE THROTTLE AND RELEASE, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER WHEN I SHIFT TO 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, THE REBEL IS RUNNING VERY SLOW, THE ENGINE NOISE IS LOUDER AND IT CANNOT RUN OVER 30 MPH, LOOKS LIKE THE CLUTCH IS GETTING LOOSE OR SOMETHING. I TRY TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 HONDA REBEL IN MARCH OF 2004. I CURRENTLY HAVE 1700 MILES ON THE BIKE. EVER SINCE THE FIRST 700 MILES OR SO, I HAVE NOTICED SOME ISSUES WITH THE CLUTCH. THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ARE, HARD TO FIND NEUTRAL, MISS SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD, CLUTCH SLIPPAGE AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH ON AND OFF, AND HAVING THE BIKE TRY TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE IN 1ST WITH THE CLUTCH LEVER PULLED IN. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT, AND THEY ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH CABLE. THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE 2004 BIKES HAVING TO DO WITH THE CLUTCH. I ASKED IF THEY COULD CALL HONDA TO CHECK ON THIS ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD "NOT UNLESS YOUR CLUTCH FAILS" THE CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. I HAVE TWO CONCERNS 1. I AM HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS OTHER OWNERS OF A 2004 REBEL THAT HAVE HAD THEIR CLUTCHES FAIL THIS IS DOCUMENTED AT A REBEL ONLINE MESSAGE FORUM CALLED HTTP://WWW.SURFMAINE.COM/REBEL FORUM/ A SEARCH OF THE BOARD WITH THE VALUES "2004 CLUTCH" , SELECTING WITH ALL TERMS SELECTION WILL DISPLAY THE MESSAGES. 2. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST, HAVE PUT THE BIKE AWAY FOR THE WINTER. I WILL PUT IT BACK ON THE ROAD IN THE SPRING, BUT AT THAT POINT, MY 1 YEAR WARRANTY WILL HAVE EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE COVERED IF/WHEN MY CLUTCH FAILS. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OF THE 2004 REBEL TO INSPECT AND REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT I HAVE READ ON THE CLUTCH FAILURE PROBLEM, AND THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH EARLY CLUTCH FAILURE SYMPTOMS THANK YOU. *AK

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY OF THE 2004 HONDA REBEL CMX250C MOTORCYCLES WERE DEFECTIVE FROM ASSEMBLY AT THE FACTORY. HONDA DEALERSHIPS HAVE A (SECRET) SERVICE BULLETIN TO REFER TO THAT DESCRIBES THE FOLLOWING: THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS LIKELY TO FAIL UNDER 1000 MILES. DUE TO FAILING OF THIS COMPONENT, IT POSES A HAZARD WHILE TRAVELING DOWN AN INTERSTATE, SINCE THE MOTORCYCLES CEASES TO ACCELERATE AND BASICALLY IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE POWER (TORQUE) TO THE REAR WHEELS. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRICTION DISCS AND METAL DISCS ALONG WITH THE SPRINGS TO INCREASE THE "CLUTCH STACK HEIGHT" AND THEREFORE AVOID SLIPPING AND MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CLUTCH. I DO HAVE ALL OF THE OLD PARTS THAT I REPLACED AVAILABLE. HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE FAULTY CLUTCHES AND HAS YET TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE HONDA REBEL MOTORCYCLES BUILT FOR THE YEAR 2004 HAVE FAULTY CLUTCHES. *JB

2004 HONDA REBEL CMX250 - PURCHASED A NEW HONDA REBEL ON 10/27/04 AFTER APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH SLIPPED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN HIGHER GEARS. THE PROBLEM WORSENED AND WAS STARTED SLIPPING EVEN MORE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WITH APPROXIMATELY 320 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE AND THEY TRIED TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT BUT I WAS TOLD A SHORT WHILE LATER THAT A NEW CLUTCH WAS NEEDED. THEY TOLD ME IT WILL TAKE A WEEK TO GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR. I INQUIRED AS TO HOW LONG A CLUTCH USUALLY LAST AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN 10,000 AND 12,000 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AWAITING PARTS.*AK