honda hr214 manual and a smoking hr214

On Monday I ordered a bunch of honda parts for the new hr214, and today the manual came. 35$ might be a lot of money for a honda lawn mower manual, but if it helps solve the issue that I'm having with the smoking motor, it'll be worth its weight in gold! Video below of what a REALLY smokey hr214 looks like:

Mine isn't that bad!

So what is causing all that smoke? The guy said valve guides, but other sources on the internet like this guy with the smoking hr214 say that new rings are the way to go. I have the rings on order, and with the new honda manual, we should be OK to R+R later this summer.

Oh yeah, if you need a manual for hr214 follow the link!