I see you're from down under. Thats cool, half of my famili lives there. If you drill a hole in the floor of your living room and you drill deep enough you'll end up im my living room
I am from Austria.
The problem with my bike is, that the starter doesnt crank the engine on the first push of the button. Once it turns it over it starts fine. I do it exactly like you said, first start I use the kicker then when the engine is warmed up it works acceptable. But it annoys me that I am always unsure if it will start when out in the woods. Just doesnt feel good.
Cheers
Steve