Trying to find a local shop that rebuilds starters and give them a call. Very possible they may be able to fix it up for you at a better price. No, they are not a clone, they are a major manufacture in the world. They manufacture for Arctic Cat, Kawasaki, BMW and possibly others too! I am not sure if the single 700 is used in anything else but the Kymco MXU700. There is a 700cc twin cylinder that they make for Arctic Cat but I am not sure the starter is the same. They also make evry drive train/engine combination for Arctic Cat 500 and down atv/utv the last I checked.