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Cedar Rapids, IA
US
Edited Date/Time
9/22/2018 11:15pm
I’ll start with this is not my bike, it belongs to a good friend of mine.
He went and picked up a new 2018 Honda CRF250 this week. As another buddy was putting in the brand new Rekluse Radius CX he noticed this! He only took the cover off and could tell it obviously not right.
The bolt and the clutch spring were not present and the part of the boss hub was snapped off.
My theory of why happened was the mechanic was doing the clutch basket recall since it had to be done before it could be sold and while putting it back together they broke the area where the spring and bolt attach to the boss and took the broken parts out and proceeded to put it back together.
We will see what the dealer does tomorrow, they will most likely make it right but that is besides the point.
The thought that a certified “mechanic” would put a bike back together after breaking part off the boss hub off scares shit out of me. What if it would have been ridden and mechanical failure ensued on the face of the jump?
This made me glad I no longer purchase bikes from this dealer due to the way they conduct sales.
He went and picked up a new 2018 Honda CRF250 this week. As another buddy was putting in the brand new Rekluse Radius CX he noticed this! He only took the cover off and could tell it obviously not right.
The bolt and the clutch spring were not present and the part of the boss hub was snapped off.
My theory of why happened was the mechanic was doing the clutch basket recall since it had to be done before it could be sold and while putting it back together they broke the area where the spring and bolt attach to the boss and took the broken parts out and proceeded to put it back together.
We will see what the dealer does tomorrow, they will most likely make it right but that is besides the point.
The thought that a certified “mechanic” would put a bike back together after breaking part off the boss hub off scares shit out of me. What if it would have been ridden and mechanical failure ensued on the face of the jump?
This made me glad I no longer purchase bikes from this dealer due to the way they conduct sales.
My point is a lot of times these "mechanics" are jokes. It's the same way with most "professionals" in other industries.
The Shop
Id fully expect them to repair it. At the same time how do you break that and not notice when youre assembling?
After removing the bike from of the crate Set up puts the handlebars and the front wheel NOT the clutch basket.
This was a problem from Honda and he should immediately take it back to the dealer and do a warranty claim on it.
Pit Row
“As another buddy was putting in the brand new Rekluse Radius CX he noticed this! He only took the cover off and could tell it obviously not right. ”
"My theory of why happened was the mechanic was doing the clutch basket recall since it had to be done before it could be sold and while putting it back together they broke the area where the spring and bolt attach to the boss and took the broken parts out and proceeded to put it back together. "
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