Generator HONDA EU10I or YAMAHA ef1000i

I have friends with both, if you can hear the difference on noise your ears are better than mine.
Don't forget those decibel levels are at 7m- and obviously there would be a difference depending on which end (exhaust or inlet) is pointing at you.
Have you also looked at the Kipor- you can get a 1Kva for $699 on ebay.

i've seen the hondas for $1395 at a place in perth but delivery is another $95 to melbourne

do you have a link to grahams?

where abouts in vic are you located? maybe we could do a bulk buy?

i'll be buying the honda, a mate has one and i use it often, it's never missed a beat.
better looking too :)

Not much difference in noise....my Yammie is very quiet. I have a mate with Honda and it's quiet too.

Mine does get the best part of 12 hours time (running 3 or 4 fridges and a couple of battery charges it STILL runs mainly on the ECO throttle, only revving up a bit when Pesty's bloody great 110 L Waeco cuts in) hahahaha

Both good gennies....I'd buy the cheapest available. If Honda had been cheaper at the time I bought mine, I would have got one....but Yammie was about $100- cheaper xmas 2004.

Cheers

Roachie

Hi Slightly off thread but i've had the honda EU2.0i for three years now and its a brilliant piece of kit. Expensive but had no regrets always starts first pull! only negative i can think of is a slight smell when left in vehicle but otherwise none.
I ran mine for a week whilst camping on Dirk Hartog Island and never missed a beatI was told that yes they are expensive to repair but that is mainly caused by abuse eg. regularly o/loading and not servicing. I would imagine the yammy to be equally expensive to repair?
Brian

With regard to the info contributed here (an "impeccable source" of course !) seems that there is nothing between them - only price. I'd go the Yam, as Roachie did, based on price. Back in Nov 05, the Yam was still on a show special (what bullsheet we have to put with) at an Adelaide dealer for $1340. The Honda was also on a show special too, at about $1440, but you had to get the $150 maker cashback in hand to realise that price (IE about $1600 up-front).
My bet is both will be at those prices soon as the next camping show bobs in your area. Honda would only sell a couple if they don't reduce prices. People will be attracted to the larger wattage chinese jobs (so they can run air cons in the caravans) and have change, when compared to these 1000 W Jap jobs.
I'm attracted to the lightweight units you have targeted, with the sophisticated output.... battery charging, powering touchy appliances.... they can do it all, without the sun, and no extra transformers, regulators or inverters required.

I think you should buy a Waeco.

Mike Harding

Hi
I saw a engle Generator yesterday being unpacked from its box it was a 1kva and i believe there is also a 2 kva.The one I saw was the 1st one that the shop had got in so I couldnt get any info on it at the time
might be worth looking into
Regards
Kimbo

Am one i suppose of the few that have had both, declare now for Mike i have no sparky experience, owned the honda and sold it to get panels, got caught in a low and resorted to charging batteries by jumper leads so when i got home after stuff bought the yamaha. Difference in practice ? Yamaha is better ergonomically, like the colour better, oil change system up on cleverness, was bit cheaper, didn't like the Kipor and was scared off by the recalls on the cheapies, that's about it. Both start first pull if used regularly. Both like a motorbike if you start after long time and flood, take a few goes to start. Yamaha is easier to use and has more user friendly switches. Word at the time was that Yamaha brought in the model to compete with the Honda so studied it and tried to make something the same and better. Spose time will tell. I have nothing against the Honda and obviously regret that i sold it (since my Honda bike was awsome wheras my first Yamaha bike was a heap of junk) but now i like the EF1000Ii more. I mean, its blue.

I only wish I could afford [or justify] one of those expensive generators. My $99 Bunnings genie does okay for what I want.

Hi All
I own a yamaha(ef1000is) and mates all own hondas(ei01or what ever they are)
the hondas are quieter but don't run as long on a tank as the size is smaller
yamaha holds more oil which is a good thing for the engines size
I have a lot of trouble with the yamaha surging at low revs on eco (two fridges and battery charger) were the honda is very smooth at the same load
which is a pain as you can hear it surging so have to load it up some and make it work harder which stuffs up the fuel advantage

Has any body else with a ef1000is had this problem with surging as yamaha Aust are no help at all just keep telling me its bad fuel

Brad