Please help.<br /><br />I am at the verge of buying a kicker motor for boat. There's a 92 mercury 8hp.weighs 74 lbs. runs well. and there is the suzuki 8hp, also runs well.<br /><br />The mercury has the forward and reverse on the tiller. the suzuki doesn't.<br /><br />Has anyone had these motors or used them for a kicker. Are they trouble? is the older suzuki trouble? The suzuki looks very clean on the inside. Other than that, they both run and pump water well. Its an out of state buy so icant doa compression test.<br /><br />anyone with any comments or advice? I would appreciate any input.<br /><br />oh, another thing. Do i need s 25" or a short shaft as a kicker? I think the answer is gonna be the short shaft. righ? I have a bracket on the transom.