2004 Honda CMX250C: problems, recalls and reliability

“I purchased a used 2004 honda rebel motorcycle 2 years ago used. I have only added about 400 miles to it for a total of 1,700 miles. The clutch started slipping the other day and barely moves. This is very premature for any vehicle.”Owner report · Power Train · Jun 2007

“My 04 rebal 250, bought used with 1,500 miles on it has liked to slip from 2nd gear to first. I have just reached 8,000 miles on my bike and now the clutch had failed. I have been riding for years and have never seen a clutch fail like this in such a short time frame. That includes hard ridden and abused dirt bikes that I owned for years before ever replacing a clutch plate. I have taken the bike to the dealership a few times about the matter, they have given it an oil change twice -- I think just to get me to leave. An oil change does make it better but only for a week or so. *tr”Owner report · Power Train · Aug 2006

“Clutch started slipping in gear on acceleration and hills. Progressively getting worse over about a 3 week period. Clutch was not abused as most of the 5603 miles on the bike were freeway driving. Dealer says clutch needs to be replaced. *nm”Owner report · Power Train · Nov 2005

“2004 honda rebel I purchased the bike from a dealer that had accepted it on a trade-in. As soon as I tried driving the bike I realized the clutch was blown. It drove only in first gear, and with much effort I managed to put it in neutral a few times. Otherwise, it was impossible to shift gears. The mechanic who worked on it said that the clutch was severely overheated to the point of being warped. $400 (canadian $) to fix it. I'll try the fixed bike tomorrow - hopefully it'll be ok now! *nm”Owner report · Power Train · Oct 2005

“I purchased a 2004 honda rebel 250 motorcycle in january, 2005. And after only riding it for 661 miles, I noticed something was wrong with the clutch. I took it back to the honda dealership and sure enough, the clutch had already given out. The dealers is in the process of calling honda corporate office to see if they should go ahead and fix it and have them pay for it rather than me. At the moment, I'm still waiting for the call from my honda dealership, and my honda rebel is in the shop not being worked upon.*jb”Owner report · Power Train · Oct 2005

“Dt: consumer has a 2004 honda rebel. He says that the clutch failed on august 3, 2005 after drivng a few thousand miles. He wants to file complaint to help get a recall on the clutch. He found a site on the web that shows there are lots of problems with this model having to do with the clutch. T he is going to have motorcycle shop replace the clutch.*ak”Owner report · Power Train · Aug 2005

“Honda 250 rebel has continued to have clutch slippage under highway travel. It is a 2004 and has caused traffic to slow down because of my lack of getting up to speed on the freeways. More throttle and less movement,very frustrating for a new bike. *jb”Owner report · Power Train · Aug 2005