Can't say as I know anything much about the 225 Honda but I recently purchased a 115hp Honda 4 stroke and I love it.....runs super quiet, doesn't smoke and uses way less than half the fuel of a 2 stroke. The 225 is an Acura block and the 115 is an Accord block.....the next ones down are the Civic block. All tried and tested engines.....only complaint I have is that it's a little heavier than the 120 johnson that I had on it so it changed the trim of the boat a little.

All in all.....the Honda is a super motor