Wow, this post is almost a year old! Well, a year later, I don't dislike anymore. The bike has been real good to me (except for the problems I had mentioned earlier in this post). No mechanical issues and just a couple quality control problems, but nothing too serious. Fortunately I haven't had this starting problem again since last year, so either it has "magically" repaired itself, I have altered my drill ever so slightly, or I haven't ridden near as much as then (which is very possible). Anyway, thanks for the replies and hopefully (knock on wood) these starting issues won't rear their ugly heads again!