Good write up and have to agree with most of what you've said. You should put you KYBs on this bike and you'll know love
I wouldn't be concerned about lightly seating the fork clickers. It's no different to any other setup which is prone to damage if trying to seat them beyond just there. The one thing I have noticed though, is that the way the needle tip is peened onto the rod is a poor design. Some tend to loosen up and free spin, and its not from over tightening when seating. Its that the peening results in the needle tip not being true to the rest of the rod.
Would love to hear some feedback and testing around the power valve.