I have acquired an Anzani Iron Horse recently and have taken it out in the garden for a few short nervous test runs. These have raised an immediate question around the throttle control arrangements.
Am I correct that:
In gear, drive to the wheels should only occur as I move the throttle lever on the handle, and conversely drive should cease (though there would still be some momentum) if I correctly ease off the throttle.
Is this “on” and “off” power a purely manual process dictated by the driver’s thumb moving the lever back and forth? Or should there be / was there ever some kind a spring loaded action to close the throttle when the driver releases the lever?
Though I can see no evidence of such a spring arrangement?
Any advice would be gratefully received! [Are there any other Iron Horse owners in striking distance of the Reading area?]