Thinking of a Honda CBR300R wait before parting with cash

Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

Hi
Just a heads up Honda North America has issued a stop sale for their CBF/CBR300, and a recall seems to be on the way, faulty little end bearing which will require the whole engine stripped and crank replaced apparently even on new unsold bikes as well.

https://www.cbr300forum.com/forum/warranty-service-issues/18378-new-recall-pending-2015-2016-cbr300r-cb300f.html

I have contacted Honda UK twice by phone and they have not replied when they said they would which is no suprise, my bike is just a year old and if it needs stripping i would like to know can it be rejected as not fit for purpose?, its starting to appear on other biking websites so Im assuming it wont be worth shit when I come to move up next spring.
Im trying to find there email addy so I can keep a record of my contacts with them. Not sure where to go from here.

Mark
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Shinigami · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Feb 2012 Karma :

whoah, glad the mrs decided against the cbr300 even more now

value wise I don't think it'll take too much of a hit as long as you say the recall work has been done and have something down on paper to prove it
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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Tell the dealer you will accept a CRF450R engine transplant as a settlement instead! Laughing

Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

Honda UK replied to my emails and said there are no recalls for UK versions of the CBR300R.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Is your VIN number in the affected range from the original report?

Did you buy new? Outright or full HP rather than PCP, so you can't just walk away from it? Sad

Wild guess, did they just increase the bore and torque without upgrading anything else? Thinking

Your cause of action would be the loss of value from the uncertainty over the reliability. However, that'll be reeeeally tricky to calculate or prove, especially as so few of the 300Rs have been sold in the UK anyway.
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Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

Rogerborg, I bought new, they are sure it does not effect UK bikes so I have that in writing, bike has nearly 7k on it now with no problems with the crank.
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BrownTrousers · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Sep 2013 Karma :

Competition from Yamaha also being recalled
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Chevvchelios1... · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 02 Aug 2016 Karma :

wow not what you would expect from such a company
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bandit1990 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 11 Aug 2016 Karma :

would rather have a R3 tbh, better looks and slightly faster on striaghts, the honda felt a bit cheaply made to me

Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

I bought the 300 to commute on and in that respect its great, returning over 90mpg (best was 97mpg), giving it some still gets 80+, although I want something thats more relaxed next without doing 7k rpm, was thinking a NC750 in the spring just before the warranty goes. Ridden through the winter and no rust at all on it so its build quality seems fine.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

You're going from one extreme to the other there.
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Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

So too update this

This morning without any warning and right after I filled it up with fuel my engine decided to shit itself, clanck clanck clank, luckily it happened at 30 mph not 60mph or more when the noise started and I was only 1/4 mile from home so I limped home at 10mph. Took my helmet off and frig me it sounded shagged. it sounded normal 5 minutes before and it has just under 8800 miles on it. Thanks very much Honda you wankers Middle Finger

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It seems that all 15/16 CBR300 need there crankshafts replacing under the recal guise of bearing retainer may fail.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Too late now, but of course it's best to not carry on once you hear the death-rattle. (I say having done another lap of silverstone, thinking it must have been something caught in a fairing or something).

Faster wouldn't have made much difference if got home.

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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Got offered warranty job before though right.

They'll prob just new engine that bad boy rather than replace the crankydoodah.

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tom_e · Brolly Dolly Joined: 27 Feb 2016 Karma :

If he'd spent less time bawwwing on the forum and more time getting the bike booked in for it's recall work this issue could have been avoided.

Lesson in life, less crying like a little bitch, more getting things sorted leads to less stress.

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Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

https://www.bikeandrider.co.uk/honda-recalls-408-cbrs-uk-roads/

All 400 bikes need recalling now it seems, waiting on reply from dealer about changing the bike. Salesman said he knows nothing of a recall.
got 3 gallons of fuel to get out tonight.
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tom_e · Brolly Dolly Joined: 27 Feb 2016 Karma :

At the end of the day a shop floor salesman is just that a salesman, you're lucky if they even know the basic details of what they're selling other than "Yeah it's proper shiny innit and it'll go some" (even if this is bollocks they know it's what most people want to hear).

I can't see you having any issues with getting this sorted if it is indeed the same issue as the recall covers but that's not to say they'll just hand over a new bike.