Have seen Subaru selling not a car, but

Quite a lot of stuff here in Australia used by rental companies, eg compactors, cement mixers etc goes under the name of "Robin" Subaru. Also very good stuff.

Aren't lawnmowers single cylinder? A flat "one" would probably not be too stable. ;-)

I have seen that in US first time. Also "Robi" or "Robin" brand for the tool itself.

A.

Ryobi and RObin not same Co.

Mickey

These are premium qlty engines. Just finished swaping out an old B&S engine in a tiller with a Robin/Subaru engine. Robin/FHI makes a broad range of small engines up to twins of about 25HP. They also make some very nice generators.

Mickey

Subaru is a part of Fuji Heavy Industries, which is probably a big company into many sorts of things. Japanese companies tend to have wide scopes.

In my previous life as a bicycle mechanic, I used to sell Panasonic bicycles. And they weren't just rebranded. People were surprised to see the name on a bicycle, but we sold them because they were actually pretty good. They became a popular name in NYC for a few years.

Tom

Here, take a look at this overview:

Tom

Bridgestone also made some of the finest factory built road and mountain bikes around. I wonder why they never manufactured bicycle tires too.

That doesn't seem to stop Michelin, Continental, Maxxis, and other motor vehicle tire manufacturers from making bicycle tires.

All lawnmowers I used at my parent's had the cylinder horizontal. Isnt't that what we call flat? I can't remember any stability issue, just stones :-)

I own a Makita power generator and the engine on it (10HP) is made by Fuji Heavy Industries too.

Saw some go-karts with FHI/Robin/Subaru engines in them. Thought about getting one and then seeing about some STi parts. ;)

-Matt