Problem Starting

[Rich_MZ]

Hi Everyone ,
I seem to have sorted most of the problems with my 1985 TS125 but one remains.
The bike is a real pain to start , I have set everything up as per the book , points , plug , carb and timing .
If it does not fire up on the first few kicks I have to end up bumping it, which can be very embarrassing !
Once it goes its fine and runs well , when its warm it starts first time .
The carb seems to be a very strange setup with its 'starter' chamber and no real choke to speak of.
Has anyone changed the carb for a Jap one with a real choke lever and if so what was the result and what carb was used?

Thanks in advance, Richard.

[TSiarz]

Well put some pictures up of this choke thing and i will tell you whats wrong

any way i think its pointless to put jap carb on mz

[radiograf]

Try this (well it works on my ETZ251),
When cold, turn on petrol, keep ignition off, open choke lever, kick over twice, close choke, turn on ignition, kick to start. I find that a two stoke system needs charging before it will run. Keeping the choke on only allows the engine to flood, wetting the spark plug, if this happens try changing the plug. I always keep a spare of the right grade in my toolkit.
p.s. choke = cold start mechanism