I'm pretty anal also.

I won't start the bike if I'm not sitting on it with my clutch disengaged.

I have started them before and given them a small rev and had them vibrate almost off the stand let alone be in gear etc.

I don't stress about a long warm up as this is bad at idle, so I ride of carefully and no load or big revs till it's warm. Never had a relaibility issue.....never dropped it (yet)  works for me.

Q. What do little green lights and men have in common?

A.  They both can't be trusted.  

Except for you Nickati.  

I dare say that you can trust men more than your neutral light. I like the hands on approach. Hand on the clutch, that is.

I can feel a green light coming on