UPDATE...........Thanks for the suggestions, think I've cracked it! My starting technique was wrong! I'm used to booting off big 4 stroke singles - easing it over compression then big kick. Then repeat. Turns out the CRM responds better to 4 or 5 kicks in rapid succession

Hi Mike,

Tried rocking it on several occasions but no luck. Thanks, I will try a new pilot jet but I'm not too hopeful. Correct me if I'm wrong (I often am:)) but I thought the choke bypassed the pilot jet? From my airline tests it should suck fuel from the pick up tube in the float chamber and ...

Hello Mike, thanks for the reply. Rockabybaby??? Really?? I want the stupid thing to wake up - not stay asleep!!! :)
I followed your advice yesterday but forgot to restore the kill switch so nowt happened! I only realised after I'd squirted a little fuel in the plug hole, since then it has started ...

Hi. I've just bought a Mk1 (I think!) CRM 250 for exploring the many miles of green lanes in SW France. The only way it will start from cold is to squirt neat fuel into the plug hole. When it is warm there is normally no problem. There is a good compression, the throttle response is good and the ...