Suzuki was quieter in my opinion ...and starts first pull EVERY TIME! Also did not like the Honda's centrifugal clutch. I much prefer the excellent Suzuki manual gear shift. The original little Honda was a good little engines but was re-engineered in the wrong direction as far as I'm concerned. I'm a great Honda fan in general but in this case prefer the Suzuki outboard. Terrel likes the Suzuki best as well and take it off the rail and put it on the dinghy by herself.