[jlgray81]

Bought a brand new 2017 crf250r May 30th. My son has been on the bike 3 separate days. Sunday the kick starter wouldn't return. As most people would think we thought the kick starter spring somehow broke right... order the spring an pay for overnight shipping... take the case off... spring is good and in place...hmm...pull out the shaft and BAM...case is cracked behind kick starter shaft.....

What's the chances on Honda fixing this? Remember...this is a race bike so there's no warranty. Any info would be greatly appreciated

[JimDirt]

Welcome to the site !!

Have you spoken to the dealer about this ?? , it is a common issue , but i am not sure if its a "warranty" fix , Ken might know , maybe he will chime in with some insight ...

[jlgray81]

I have the bike loaded up and ready to go to the dealer in the morning. I contacted the salesman to let him know what happened and he said he'd do his best to help. I'm hoping they are willing to fix this for us at no cost or atleast send me the case free of charge. I'm really just curious what my chances are of having this done. Or if it's gonna be a waste of time. It really ticks me off that I literally just bought this bike and it already has a major issue

[JimDirt]

Yea the issue has been present for several years but its more prevalent on the 450's , i believe it has something to do with the kicking procedure and how kicking it a certain way causes the weak case to crack or break , i know the older ones don't seem prone to breaking as often , its like they lightened up the cases or something as part of weight savings and did not gusset it enough to withstand the force from kicking it over , if it had a button , then it would not be a issue , but as the sole means of starting , its definitely a weak area , not sure when Honda is going to give the 250 a button , the 18 450's will have it standard , so i am guessing the 18.5/19 , 250 will have it , as they seem to focus on the 450's for innovation , and then the 250's get some of the stuff the next year

Either way , i feel for you ..... hopefully the dealership will be stand-up about this and do you good , by either getting Honda to cover it , or giving you a huge break on the parts , especially since there are no real hours on the bike , but hopefully the dealer will get Honda to make it right with you

They had the same issue with the 450X , though i have never had a incident with mine , but since i got the Shorai battery generally i use the button

[Jack's hondas]

Just got a repoed 2017 crf 250r at a specialty sale auto aucrion (my dads a car dealer). Not even an hour meter on this thing looks brand new still has the little hairs on the tires. Rode the bike for the first time on Easter at my uncles farm a few days after I got it and after about 10-20 minutes of riding it started leaking oil. Though it may have been coming out of the sprocket or the shifter but turned out there is a crack in the case on the back side of the kick starter. Very disappointed with the quality for the case from Honda. Not sure what do at this point.