do you have the "drill" down pat?
I own a '01, a friend of mine just bought an '02, and is having just as hard time as starting it on the break in as i did. He gets extremely frustrated with it, especially when wrecking and not having the drill down. the main thing is not to flood it. I wish I knew or heard that the '02 was much easier to start. If there was some kind of replacement igntion coil or something, to make the '01 fire no problems at all, that would be great. Mine is pretty reliable now, the other ride, at 30 degrees, it was finicky though. I dont know, but I will keep my ears posted with my friends '02 to see if it starts easier in the future.... lots of luck.