RE: single cylinder vs. twin opinions
Never saw a shaky one - but all of the others I have had or run, had some midrange transition that could be felt.
Any shake I have found in these -is typically -- low speed mixture and or the use of a POS propeller.
-the worst shakers in all model engines -is the YS 1.40 four stroke - these will knock the balls off a pool table.
Talk about a basic design characteristic.