Lots of good information in this thread. I think I in the future will cut the my engine using the choke (at idle) or by cutting the ignition.
ORIGINAL: preivers
MVVS does not prohibit stopping the engine with the choke. They just warn that opening the throttle with the choke on may damage the reeds. They are fragile.
A question on the side. MVVS (or evolution in my case), warn about letting the engine running backwards. My engine occasionally runs backwards aften starting. In some cases I do not realise untill increasing throttle to taxi. In some cases the engine may have been running backwards for as long as 20 - 30 seconds, at idle. Does this harm the engine? Or is this warning similar to the choke warning - that it doesn't matter as long as it is at idle?