i bought my son a 250ex 5 weeks ago and this is our first 4 wheeler, when we start it up it makes this god awfull clicking or clanking noise and while we are riding through all the gears it has had it's first service last thursday but still clanks while riding is this normal or do i need to take it back up to the honda dealer please help a newbie old man out lol thanks Will

 

my wife has a 250ex and it does not sound anything like what you are explaining. it is only about 3 months old but i ahve rode it a pretty good bit. i would take it to the dealer if i was you.

 

is yours a 03 or 04 model trying this is a 03

 

Are you sure its coming from the motor? My friend has a 250ex and it used to have a clicking noise but he later found out it was from the suspension. If this is not the problem, then another problem could be that the piston is hitting the valves. If anything is wrong with the motor you should take it to your dealer and describe what your hearing and where you think its coming from. Even though your son is just a beginner, I personally wouldn't have bought him a 250ex. I think if he is about 12 or 13 he would be ready for either a 400ex or Z400. The first bike I got was a 400ex and it took me only about an hour to learn how to manual shift. The 400ex is really reliable and has enough power to putt around. The Z400 is not as reliable, in my opinion, but it has a reverse gear whereas the 400ex doesn't. The Z400 is also a manual shift but has a little bit more power than the 400ex. If you ride trails you will be happy with both, if you ride dunes you'll want the Z400.

 

trx450 it could be from the suspension but it sure sounds like its coming from the engine but i just had it serviced 3 days ago it's a pretty obvious sound, it's not like it does it every once in a while its constant all the time. if it was something major you would think the dealer would have informed me of it when i had it in 3 days ago but thanks for the input ill call honda tommorow its under warranty thanks

 

Is it when its at an idle or just when its moving or is it both

 

it does it in both idling and moving

 

my wifes is an 03 but it doesn't really matter all years are the exact same thing with just different graphics.

 

I have no suggestions for that other than maybe take it back to your dealer. I would also check the oil. Did it do this before the service

 

yes i check the oil before it even gets started every time we ride the oil has always been at it's recommended levels and yes it did make this noise before it was put into service last week