Then why is he having to fix the Honda?
... all depends on how you look at things, and
experiences of
BOTH qualities. Bet you wont be able to say the samething in 3 - 4 years, bout your HF(w/out a rebuild)... where as the Honda(if run under the same exact conditions your kids are running it) will stay reliable long past the time the HF has died.
It is true..."if it's
so bulletproof
why is he having to fixing it?!"...Having to 'fix' something doesnt make it anyless bulletproof... just means someone didnt take care enough to do maintenance on it or a scenario was introduced to it that
exceeded its limitations of bulletproofness(even bulletproof vests cant stop every bullet and needs sewing now and again... but doesnt make em anyless w/ the 'ability' to handle a bullet, w/in its parameters).
The word 'bulletproof' is a term to describe the ability to handle scenarios, that under
certain circumstances would be 'fatal/catastrophic'(the shortening of longevity). My example to this is: take
one of your 2 predators
w/ no governor... place on a dead axle frame w/ noone on it. Start the motor w/ the throttle stuck
WIDE open... and let her go(
can you say gyroscope effect?!). What will happen is all the oil in your case will be slammed to one side of the motor causing it to starve itself of oil... and will(after bout 30 seconds) start to smoke the rings/cylinder... let it run(not like you could stop it at this point...) for about 3 mins. At this point(if the HF even lasted 3 mins) is where you start to look for the HF coupon for 20% off. Yes this exact scenario happened to me w/ my Honda GX200,
w/ no governor(and as you 'should' know is the '
originator' of the HF you so
proudly support). I 'have' a HF212... and 'if' I had to choose between the 2... the Honda would win hands down
ANYday even not running!
... BTW after the gyroscope indecent I still drove the motor untouched for several months afterwards, w/out doin a thing cept I changed the oil
.
Pros n cons are numerous... but the MAIN thing that is '
THE' clencher is; Chinese metal(HF motors) is inferior and cheap in comparison to the Japanese metal used(Honda). If you take both motors, new(post being broke-in), and run em...
audibly you can hear the
difference in the metals used. The HF is loud and clanky where as the Honda is creating the same actions but, due to the gears n metal(no plastic innards), it runs smoother/quieter(who cares what the specs say bout the decibels). One 'could' argue that its the muffler that makes the Honda quieter('could'... but theyd be wrong) I put a stock factory Honda muffler on my HF... NO difference at all!
Dont get me wrong... HF212 is an
awesome motor...(
for the price)... you take a HF212 and price it the same as a Honda gx200... bet the Honda motors will sell faster than the HF's!... but then again... you get what you paid for
.
...and if none of this 'hit home'... lets use the
logic that
most everything outta China is '
known' to be cheap... in price
and quality(compared to the original maker of whatever product). A good example is a 'real' iPod vs a 'China' iPod... google it... its a pretty well known FACT. Also, lets examine the Japanese '
credit score' on reliability
and quality(especially dealing w/ the Honda name)... need I say more to explain why we say 'bulletproof'?
Im not chastising or criticizing 'your' experiences... but when there are '
facts' that contradict your '
opinion'... somethings should be explained to clarify reality vs fiction.
... I wonder if they make bulletproof vests in China... and I wonder what the mortality rate vs sales are...
