2004 Honda CMX250C

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2004 HONDA REBEL 250CC MOTORCYCLE (CMX250C4). WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER 1000 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT. I HAVE OWNED MOTORCYCLES WITH THOUSANDS OF MILES ON THEM AND NEVER HAVE I HAD A CLUTCH GO. AFTER THE CLUTCH WENT BAD I DISCOVERED A WEB SITE THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE REBEL AND FOUND THE 2004 REBEL IS PRONE TO CLUTCHES GOING BAD. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2004 REBEL BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD TALK TO THE HONDA REP AND SEE IF HONDA WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. THE BIKE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS BUT THEY SAID HONDA WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I'M HOPING THEY PICK UP THE TAB FOR OTHER 2004 REBEL OWNERS WHO'S CLUTCHES HAVE FAILED TOO. *JB

CLUTCH PROBLEMS IN 2004 HONDA REBEL 250 MOTORCYCLES. IN MARCH 2004, I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 HONDA REBEL MOTORCYCLE. SINCE DAY ONE I HAD CLUTCH PROBLEMS INCLUDING DIFFICULTY OF CHANGING GEARS, ESPECIALLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND, AND DIFFICULTY FINDING NEURAL. THESE PROBLEMS ARE WORSENED WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOTTER AFTER A CONTINUOUS RIDING OF ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES. I AM A MEMBER OF AN ONLINE HONDA REBEL MOTORCYCLE FORUM, AND THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS AS WELL FROM THE FORUM. THIS CAN BE CONFIRMED BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.SURFMAINE.COM/REBELFORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=2647 ALTHOUGH CHANGING GEAR IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE, I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS AT A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE ENGINE CANNOT ALSO BE RELIABLY PUT TO NEUTRAL WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. A NUMBER OF THE MEMBERS FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED FORUM WITH MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE TOOK A LOOK AT THE CLUTCH AND CONCLUDED THAT A PART (JUDDER SPRING) WAS POTENTIALLY INSTALLED WRONGLY. AT MY FIRST SERVICE APPOINTMENT (600 MILE SERVICE), I TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO MY HONDA DEALER. ALTHOUGH THEY TRIED TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH CABLE, THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT TO HONDA DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT MOST DEALERS WILL NOT CONFIRM THIS. I TRIED TO TALK TO MY DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, AND SINCE IT IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM UNLESS SOMEONE RIDES THE MOTORCYCLE FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES, I CANNOT DEMONSTRATE THEM THE EXACT PROBLEM I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY CONCERN AS MOST OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE ARE BEGINNERS. THEY MAY NOT IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND THE CLUTCH FAILURE MIGHT LEAD TO ACCIDENTS I BELIEVE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO NHTSA. *NM