My Street Demon install experience

With a manual cable choke you have to play with them, have one on my old 48 willys jeep.
It also will start first crank after sitting all winter in storage.
Pump the gas once, pull the choke and it idles, then feather the choke until warm.
I agree with you. My carb didn’t come with electric and I didn’t necessarily want to mount a manual choke to my fully restored, full original look dash. I initially tried, but regardless of how it was routed. The cable would always bind. So, I threw the brand new cable in the trash. lol ! The car starts as easy as any other, without one.