Yup, they got Bing's prior to Bing having a choke (I do have Bing's with chokes
I've gotten the tickler to work but I don't know, I follow the same exact method and I get 1, 2 or 3, so unpredicible I gave up and usually 1 and 3
Before the blowing in the carb method those bikes were impossible to start cold, had to either drift start or put gas in the cylinder if I couldn't get the tickler to start.
Then I saw this video, tried it and couldn't believe it but that it actually works without fear of flooding and works every time
How to start a 2 stroke Big Bore Motocross BikeHe is even doing it on bikes with Chokes, but I never had a problem with a big bore with a choke, they usually start in a few kicks.