Warming your bike up?

**scumdog** · 3rd December 2011, 09:15

Originally Posted by Icemaestro

hmm what about the old hydraulic cam chain tensioners? as someone who has just had his one go on his cbr600f (1994 era), I believe the oil pressure is what keeps the tension on the cam chain....so warming up is a good idea....?

If anything, the pressure will DROP as the oil warms up...

**BMWST?** · 3rd December 2011, 09:32

everything needs to be warmed up incl tyres and gearbox.If you warm the engine up and then fang off you are doing damage to the gearbox and risk damage to your hide from cold tyres!
I do what most of the other do,only as long as it takes to run prpoperly,i ussually already have helmet and gloves on,choke goes completely off at the bottom of the hill(about 300 m)

**actungbaby** · 3rd December 2011, 10:03

I think to be practicle if your at all worried dont be

Just do what your doing if bike going fine why worry i think warm up only so bike runs with smoothness and dosint hesitate

Mind you i used to warm my bike up for like minutes was so worried about it when younger.

I heard with cars being watercooled u shouldint over rev them when cold to do with head gaskets poissbly over time warping

So when strat it up give it quick rev to get oil pump working just to say just above 2 grand just blib let it fast idle

on choke or most new bike injected that must be great not to worry about choke lever

if idles smootly at normal idel speed it ready to go id though or if my bikes case back in 80s might be like 200 rpm over say 1,400
just ride of with slight bit choke and turn it of as soon as possible to idles with out spluting

whith it running normally dont worry as your feel when motor is up and at normal tep and just dont rev it hard till then

Originally Posted by Robbie_

Do you guys do it, for how long and why?
I used to ALWAYS warm my bike up for a few minutes before leaving. I'm overseas at the moment and live with an Engineer who works for Mini, Audi etc.. And he said that it's worse to do that, the reason being as it takes longer to warm up than riding (sensibly) from the start which means less wear on the engine.
I don't know what's better now

**scumdog** · 3rd December 2011, 10:05

Originally Posted by actungbaby

I think to be practicle if your at all worried dont be

Just do what your doing if bike going fine why worry i think warm up only so bike runs with smoothness and dosint hesitate

Mind you i used to warm my bike up for like minutes was so worried about it when younger.

I heard with cars being watercooled u shouldint over rev them when cold to do with head gaskets poissbly over time warping

So when strat it up give it quick rev to get oil pump working just to say just above 2 grand just blib let it fast idle

on choke or most new bike injected that must be great not to worry about choke lever

if idles smootly at normal idel speed it ready to go id though or if my bikes case back in 80s might be like 200 rpm over say 1,400
just ride of with slight bit choke and turn it of as soon as possible to idles with out spluting

whith it running normally dont worry as your feel when motor is up and at normal tep and just dont rev it hard till then

Hitcher???