Me and my bike need a new home! (North Shore)

**Little Miss Trouble** · 4th May 2007, 08:52

I need a new flat!
Since I got my bike two weeks ago my landlord who lives in the house behind has been getting more and more difficult. This morning he tells me his little wifey can't stand the sound of my bike warming up and can I do take it up the top of the driveway to "rev it" Explained to him patiently that a bike needs to warm up in the morning otherwise its likely to drop its revs and stall the first time I have to stop for traffic. I know that shes not gonna care about that though so not much I can do really but find somewhere else to live.
Does anybody here know any bike tollerant people looking for a flatmate on the North Shore? Would prefer if the bedroom was bigger than a shoebox!

**Paul in NZ** · 4th May 2007, 08:58

His house. I'd be pissed if a bike was idling out side my place in the am.

Sounds like it has a fault, all my bikes I can just start up and ride away? Idiling on the choke on the stand can't be good for em..

**Little Miss Trouble** · 4th May 2007, 09:13

I agree. Thats why first thing I did when I got to work is start lookin for a new place (I should have mentioned I don't really like the place anyway and this is probably the push I needed)
I was under the impression it was good practice to allow my bike to warm up before riding? if thats not the case then I guess its not quite so urgent to find somewhere else.

**ManDownUnder** · 4th May 2007, 09:22

Good practice yes... but is the solution as simple as slowly riding to the curb, or just out onto the street and sitting there for 2 mins before heading off?

**Little Miss Trouble** · 4th May 2007, 09:22

I can afford around $140 as long as the power bills etc aren't way over the top.
(oh I'm reasonably tidy, my bikes the noisiest thing about me and I make a pretty mean chocolate cake!)

**Little Miss Trouble** · 4th May 2007, 09:26

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Good practice yes... but is the solution as simple as slowly riding to the curb, or just out onto the street and sitting there for 2 mins before heading off?

Thanks, I will start doing that, was just concerned about doing harm to my new baby before I'd even run her in. oh and looking like a moron if I stalled at the lights of course!

**ManDownUnder** · 4th May 2007, 09:28

Originally Posted by Miss.L

Thanks, I will start doing that, was just concerned about doing harm to my new baby before I'd even run her in. oh and looking like a moron if I stalled at the lights of course!

All good... if you're still running it in, or the engines not all warmed up, the trick is to not load the engine up... so if you put it into gear and gently ride it to a warm up spot you should be fine.

**vifferman** · 4th May 2007, 09:47

Originally Posted by Miss.L

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I was under the impression it was good practice to allow my bike to warm up before riding?

Yes and no.
It's not good to flange the living piss out of your engine before it's warmed up, BUT warming it up by idling it is not good for it. The best thing you can do is start it up, and put your helmet and gloves on while it's idling, then ride off. It's far better for the engine to warm up while the oil is getting properly circulated by the moving engine/gearbox parts AND for it to have the revs going up and down rather than being fairly constant.
Also, for bikes without a centrestand, idling on the sidestand is not particularly good anyway, and causes problems with some models (though probably not yours). F'rinstance, it's been cited as a possible catalyst of camchain tensioner failure on VTR1000s.

**Winter** · 4th May 2007, 10:18

If you want to get away from the shore, I'm a looking for a flatmate for my place in St Johns, I'm fairly bike friendly - and I love chocolate cake.

**Macktheknife** · 4th May 2007, 10:49

2 weeks earlier and I had the perfect place for you, but have now found someone. Sorry.

**The Pastor** · 4th May 2007, 11:55

To warm up a bike just take the ride into work/where ever slowly i.e 1/4 throtle its the best and easiest method.

**cheese** · 4th May 2007, 12:00

I can understand annoying warming up of engines, my anushead neighbour starts up his car with a sewer pipe for an exhaust at 6:30 and runs it for 10 mins.

your bike it a little 250 though. Man what a diddle.

Good luck for your flat hunt.

**Little Miss Trouble** · 4th May 2007, 12:14

Yeah, I'm thinking I'll warm her up at the top of the driveway and piss off the neighbour on the left with the baby and on the neighbour on right with the white fluffy rat-dog instead

**sunhuntin** · 4th May 2007, 12:16

try having a harley right outside your bedroom window for about 20mins every morning from 6.30 am? on full choke as well.

but a lil 250 dont make much noise.
i start mine up [no choke as its broken] let it warm, and then give it a gentle throttle twist to see how smooth it revs. sometimes, ill hold the throttle half on [self choking] till its good. usually, its started, then gear put in the top box, gloves on, in gear and away.

another alternative for you would perhaps be pushing her to the street and then starting.