All fixed now.
For those that wanted to know it was the idle jet partly blocked. The motor
would run well when the choke was applied (Applying the choke at the carbie
not by pushing the throttle full forward)
Thanks to those for the guidance. My local Honda dealer was not that
forth coming with info on what could be wrong. I guess he may have been
thinking of the lining of his pocket.

And for the B&S comment. I still have my first Victor with a 3.5 Hp B&S.
Over 25 years old & still runs with the knocking sound it had the first day
I started it. As far as starting the old B&S first or second pull like the
Honda, forget it. More like a marathon run to get the old B&S started

Kind Regards

Anthony

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