**When reading this consider that we typically only see karts when something is broken**
From a shop standpoint, we get to see more failure than the normal individual.
The gas tanks are inferior quality and rust quickly.
Recoil assemblies seem to break much quicker due to the quality of the plastic.
The plugs burn quickly and need replacing to the NGK version.
On the gas tank the caps often time are trash and throw gas around, this happens on the blue clone quite often, this was a gasket problem, replacement caps fix this.
Power packs fail on clones where we've never seen one fail on a Honda.
Seals on the oil plugs go bad randomly.
The carbs often times fail and are inconsistent on the size of their needles and the construction of the seat area. Honda carbs are almost always rebuildable versus the clones.
Linkage is inconsistently assembled at the factory, on several occasions we've had these engines right out of the box where the linkage was grinding the tank bottom and refused to return properly. To an individual setting these up, they would never think to look there and perhaps get someone hurt.
This all being said not all clones are created equal. Yamakoyo seems to be higher quality than any other clone we have seen, the Predator clones have been far better than the Grayhound clones.
In the end, I still suggest a predator over buying a newer Briggs, the warranty is insane from Harbor Freight and the price is unstoppable. The engines are still fantastic overall and if stored correctly and maintained can last quite a long time.
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