Thanks for the input guys, have replaced the choke o'ring but still the same, guna have a mess about with the timing next i think. Then after that its looking like a strip down... maybe...
I HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT A SHERCO 290, BUT HAVE TROUBLE STARTING FROM COLD IVE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG , AIR FILTER & REPLACED THE FUEL, STRIPPED / CLEANED OUT THE CARB. SPARK APPEARS OK. IT DOES START WITH A QUICK SPRAY OF EASY START & WILL FIRE UP FINE WHEN WARM. ANY IDEAS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.