MOPED ARMY

That’s the choke rod, controls the choke plate inside. I’ve heard some 15s don’t have a choke, but you can use the black “button” to pump some gas into the bowl to flood it a bit before starting, which might work instead of choking? Weird

I’ll be taking the stock air box off and adding a high flow intake. It’s by MLM and looks like a funnel with a thin filter on the end.

So, you’re saying I don’t need a choke, that I could just use the black button?

Yes you might need a choke to start (sometimes). with everything hooked up the the carb all you do is pull the throttle on and the choke rod will pop-up unless the cable and elbow is wiped out. Put a pipe on it or you really are wasting you money.

Should of gotten the angled intake from mlm instead of the stocker looking on in ur second photo (edited)

The black button is essentially a primer like you find on a chainsaw or something, which may help when starting, or not depending on how well you are tuned.