When I was quite young, back in the early 1950s, my Dad got a newer used car. Instead of pulling out the choke cable, turning the ignition switch to on, then pressing the starter solenoid with the ball of his foot while pressing on the gas with the heel of his foot, the newfangled car had a push button on the dash that engaged the starter. They advertise the push to start feature like crazy now-a-days. Of course the car wouldn't exactly start unless the ignition switch had first been turned to on. Well one day I managed to get the door open and climb up on the seat, I couldn't see out of the windshield unless I was standing on the seat holding onto the wheel. I managed to push the start button on the dash and was quite thrilled when the car lurched forward, it was in first gear. My first road trip as a driver, I made it about a block and a half when the battery went dead in front of my Grandmother's house. She was always proud of her grandson who would take the time to drive down and have tea with her.

I have to crank my bird a bit after it's been sitting for a few weeks, but it doesn't have a choke. I would think if the choke is set up correctly, there should still be enough gas in the bowl and accelerator pump well to give it enough of a shot to start after only sitting a week. As mentioned above, pedal to the floor then let up and crank it over