Hi Converse & MF
I will never forget the time I started the Camira (before I had it running right - various auto choke and mixture issues) and had to give it a slight rev on start up.
That reminds me of the colt I used to have, it always had an issue with the choke when it was cold. Would run way too rich and maybe also the valve stem seals were a bit worn, but on cold start up it was a bit like a Victa 2 stroke, loud noise smoke plumes etc. It would pretty much smoke down the street a bit like Uncle Buck's movie car..lol. But once it was warm and the choke was off it ran fine...lol
Speaking of serves though, I once was helping on a delivery ute in one of the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne with all these bike lanes now on the left side of the road next to parked cars. Anyway this was my first time on this delivery and pick up run and I was on the passenger side of the ute and I opened the door, a cyclist was coming in the bike lane and stopped near the door, yelled some abuse like "you effin c**t, check for bikes coming before you open ya effin door, effin idiot!, anyway I thought fair enough I was in the wrong and luckily nothing happened to him and he just kept on riding. I didn't fire back as he pretty much just kept riding away, maybe he was late to go get a smashed avo on some rye and a soy latte down the road with some other lycra wearing posse members? lol
Cheers!