Honda eu20i or Yamaha 2400is

Cobes

I have a Honda 2.0i and think it is fantastic..

I have never heard a bad word about either and it boils done to personal choice, $$$$$, size specs etc etc .

What ever suits your purpose.

Maybe it is a colour thing that will influence your choice. (LOL)

Toss a coin;-))

If it stands on edge, Engel may also be worthy of consideration.. electrical components apparently sourced from the same company (Sawafuji) as the Hondas, though not the same, as has been pointed out in another thread... They do run Honda engines..

FWIW, I have a Honda (EU20i) and have no regrets, though if I were looking to buy now, I'd certainly be having a close look at the Yammie...

Honda have a strange pricing structure. The retailers seem to be under the control of Honda and do not offer any price variation other than the recommended by Honda. Beware, if you purchase a new generator be sure of its country of manufacture and there are not special offers about to be released. We purchased a new Yamaha just recently and were extremely happy with the service and pricing. The build quality and output tests confirmed the makers claims.

Regards Zodarp

We have the Honda eu20i, great generator, camped next to a guy with the yamaha and lets just say that i love the honda for its noise levels and the compact size of the generator itself.

Personally i would go the honda.

I've got a eu20i and pretty happy with it, low noise level, compact for 2Kw. I had a eu10i previously and that was great allso but I wanted the extra power.

Compare the size and weight. The Yamaha gives a bit of extra kw but is it worth it?

Stephen.

Hi,
I'm on my 3rd Honda now but would like to try the yamaha.
As I use mine at the beach mainly I don't seem to get much life out of them, but anything you take to the beach doesn't seem to last. I had problems with my 1kva, as they have an alloy bore carbon had scored it even though l had done all the proper services. After some arguing with Honda they eventually paid half the repair bill,one year later problems again so I traded it in on the eu20i. That was Jan last year, Jan this year it got rained on briefly in a storm but kept on working fine, in June inverter stopped working properly from corrosion $1400 repair bill (not covered under warranty) claimed on insurance and they bought me a new one. This time I have sprayed Liquid Lanolin everywhere inside it and also bought a Sendec hour counter to help with service timing I'm hoping this one will last a bit longer.
Wazzaaaa

I have the Yamaha and am very happy with it. It cost the same as the Honda. What I like about it is that the motor is substantially greater capacity than the Honda. Makes it heavier but I usually keave it in the back of the ute so its not a problem. It is a little noisier but I can run the air conditioner and microwave in the caravan at the same time, just needed that extra bit of power.
Geoff