Warming up the Beast

[Korea]

CBR600RR Method: Caress lovingly, start by speaking soothingly to it, fondle the rubber and check for pressure, turn it on, then press that button. CBR Purrs to life and doesn't need any further stroking of throttle until hot enough to ride.
Turn off ingnition, go out and find a girlfriend.

Hyosung EXIV method: Jump on without warning and give it a handfulls with the button. If that doesn't work, spank her into 2nd, push from behind and drop the clutch. Big handfull of gas to redline, spanking it, I'm laughing and she's spent...
Are we still talking about bikes?

[Cibby]

CBR600RR Method: Caress lovingly, start by speaking soothingly to it, fondle the rubber and check for pressure, turn it on, then press that button. CBR Purrs to life and doesn't need any further stroking of throttle until hot enough to ride.
Turn off ingnition, go out and find a girlfriend.

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I'm almost speechless.. these have to be some of the most beautiful words i have ever heard....

I heard texmo reving the crap out of his brand new cold CBR engine yesterday morning.... I"m gonna tell on him... um um um um ummmm

[Indiana_Jones]

I walk upto her, turn the key, check that she's in neutral, start her up.
If she goes, I'm a happy chappy with a crappy nappy, get my gear while she warms and ride off.

If she doesn't start, i shout abuse at her, find a tree branch and go "I WANRED YOU!, NOW YOU'RE GONNA GET IT!".....

-Indy

[Gremlin]

I'm of the view of riding slowly to warm it up. Funnily enough, this thread comes up when I had an exam a couple of days ago in Engineering, and couldn't but stop writing when I heard people and their bikes.

1st warmed up sitting there revving it a bit (maybe putting gear on). Slowly the lumpy idle changed to a smooth one.

2nd started it and rode, leaving a wonderful exhaust note behind.

Exam? What? Oh, back to writing for me... buggar. All I wanted to do was go to my bike...

[notme]

Aside from the technical stuff, we should remember that we are not only warming up the engine, tyres etc - but also adjusting mentally to being on the bike....

It definitley doesn't hurt to take it easy for the first few k's!