2012 Honda CBR250R not assembled properly

[Redeye]

Originally Posted by MotoMike

Chalk it up to Mass Production. Every manufacturer of consumer goods is subject to a percentage of quality control issues, on a scale relative to the production volume. And that, dear valued consumers, is why you get a warranty included with your purchase at no additional cost to you.

Yes, mass production and economy. Many manufacturers establish a target percentage of products that will require no corrective action after final assembly. They figure a small percentage of products needing corrective action after final assembly will ultimately be less expensive than a detailed inspection of each product that catches almost all defects before shipment.

If the manufacturing quality control is high enough in the first place, that plan will work out economically. But it won't work perfectly, and as MotoMike pointed out, the warranty is intended to take care of the "imperfections."

[Bikerboy70]

That's y i own 2 1978cb750 k they are race proven a real Honda

[miprofessor]

Perhaps it was the after effects of the flood, or those Honda workers in Thailand are high on pot all day, I don't know. But, I too, have noticed some issues with build quality. My bike is only a month old with 750 miles, but I have noticed the loose fairing bolts, which many have commented on in the past. I also noticed some assembly shortcuts. One of the fairing bolts fastening the undercover is just a plain old hexagonal bolt. I also found out that my oil pan plug was not fastened with a crush washer during final assembly. Oh, yeah, it was too hard for the worker to reach down for a washer when my bike came along, because he was too high!

Just my 2 cents!

Too bad that our bikes could not have been assembled in Marysville, OH!!!

GaryW.

[ecustu7]

I too had some fairing bolts that were loose and the black plastic box just under my tail light is loose. I tried to tighten it up but the screws are as tight as they can be, I guess I will have it looked at. I haven't noticed anything else, I hope there isn't anything to notice.

But lets not only blame Honda but the dealerships. They charge a fee and in a lot of cases don't even look over the bike to make sure all is well.

Even though I say this, Honda is still the best in my opinion.

I would have paid another 500 dollars to have this bike assembled in Japan.

[jsonder]

Back in 2004, Honda had several months worth of Rebel production with the judder spring installed backwards. Same year's bike also had the ring openings on the left (IIRC) cylinder not staggered but lined up over and under each other. I believe that one was corrected quicker.

These were made-in-Japan economy bikes. Problems happen.