What is the normal position of choke in discover 125T?

its on the carburettor to enrictch the fuel/air mixture for cold starting

I don't know about your type of choke, but try the following.

• If it is a push/pull button, then normal running position is usually with the button pushed in (choke off)
• If on your handlebar the normal running position is with the lever pushed forwards (choke off) away from you and is more out of the way whilst riding
• If a lever that flips back and forth or turns, then that is more difficult to tell. Generally you might feel less resistance when moving it one way or the other, and the easiest way it moves is usually as it is being moved to the off position (choke off).

The choke setting required for starting is related to the temperature. In cold weather, a full choke is normally needed ; in normal temp (70 degrees F) a moderate choke may be all that is needed. Of course, once the engine starts, you may need to adjust the choke as the engine warms up - when ready to ride, you will want to have zero choke set. Hope this helps !

hi
i do not know what motorcycle you have ?
but i detect you may have a choke problem
some motorcycles have a manual choke
and some have an automatic choke

automatic choke comes on with the ignition and
goes off when the motorcycle gets to normal running temperature
hopefully it could be a just a relay that operates your choke
but the other problem with automatic chokes are
if the motorcycle is only used for short journey's
it does not give the bike chance to get up to normal running temperature
eventually the choke will seize up in the closed position
this will make it feel like the engine is choking out as you described
to repair this you will need to remove the carburetor's find out where the choke is
take it apart and clean it up and reassemble the choke mechanism and reassemble the carburetors
refit them to the motorcycle

if your choke is a manual choke
there is a good chance your choke is seized in the closed position
if so it means that the bar between your carburetors that operates the choke has seized
to repair this take the carburetors off
find the bar that operates the choke
and spray some fine oil and move it around until it frees off the mechanism
then refit the carburetors to the bike and give it another go

good luck
ride safe

turn off fule first take the bowl off bottom of card by removeing the 10 mm stud .use an air line to blow out carb where the stud came out of.now turn on fule and make sure it runs trough the float needle if it does turn off again .replace bowl turn on fuel and start up.

now please explain if this is a europeon escort or a american one as they are two different motors ,Because all europeon vehicles have had cats fitted from 92 with fuel injection so i think this may be a old autolight carb from the 80s

Off position is towards headlighht / rider.

I had the same symptoms with a 1980 Kawasaki LTD. I couldn't ride in the rain, because it would miss and shut down. For my bike the problem was cracked coils. Any water at all getting in the coils will short the electrical path to the spark plugs. Check your coils, especially around the wire leads for any cracks or openings.

If the bike just runs better with the choke on, it sounds more like the fuel/air mixture is just too lean. Make sure you have the correct air filter properly installed, and the carburator is adjusted properly.

Good luck!

Try a fuel additive to clean the system, also if the airfilter is dirty or damp, this can cause problems.
You may even have a rust problem in the barrels.
Or even the engine oil may have thickened causing a resistance in the crank bearings, so flush the engines oil ways if other solutions don't work.