Mine's been like that since new. In fact it took 18 pulls to get it started when I took it out of the box. And it has been a dog to start ever since. It's ok if you start it after 1 day but like you say, let it sit a few days or a week and you pull and pull.
My buddy takes his Yamaha out in the spring after letting it sit all winter without and fuel treatment and it starts in 1 pull.
The only good thing I have to say about my honda is it pours out power better than the Yamaha does. It just has better reserve current capacity.