Noob Advice needed.

[bikemotor]

But, the guy who sold it to me said you "Must" pedal to start out.
Is that the case? Are there ways to make this work like a normal motorbike?

The guy that runs the boygofast store on eBay has a pull start listed for sale. It's supposed to go on the engines that he sells. I personally don't see a point to it since pedal starting it is so easy.

 

[bikemotor]

What i was concerned about is after the motor is running, and you've stopped, but the clutch is pulled and the motor is running. Can you let out the clutch and have the motor pull you from a dead stop (Like a normal motorbike) , or do you have to pedal to get rolling?

From my own experience, which isn't much, I always start pedaling first and get some speed up then let out the clutch. By the sound of it, I can tell that the little friction clutch plate is not going to last to long if I were to dog it from a dead stop. You can just sort of hear it.