Honda mower engine occasionally slows, shakes, & smokes on start-up

[exotion]

I've put well over 1000 hrs on my hrr.. still starts one pull. Regular maintenance and the only two parts I've had to replace was my drive belt. And a small gear in my left rear tire. Take care of it it'll take care of you. Have you upgraded to microcut blades yet?

 

[MowerMark]

I've put well over 1000 hrs on my hrr.. still starts one pull. Regular maintenance and the only two parts I've had to replace was my drive belt. And a small gear in my left rear tire. Take care of it it'll take care of you. Have you upgraded to microcut blades yet?

Thank you for asking.

Yes, I did change to the Microcut blades as inferred in this post: http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/small...ion-honda-mower-few-other-questions-6.html#53

Doing a comparison to the Quad blades. Too early to give an opinion on their performance.

 

[grumpygrizzly]

With the description of your original subject line "Honda mower engine occasionally slows, shakes, & smokes on start-up " I thought you were talking about me when I wake up in the morning..

Honda does make some fine motors in general. I've got 7.5 motorcycles and they're all Hondas.. From a '68 Honda Trail 90 to an 83 Honda Gold Wing Aspencade.