Warming up a bike?

[piston broke]

myself,
i will get dressed,
fire it up,ride off at low rev's.
just be gentle for the first few minutes

[davebullet]

You forgot 'take gloves off again and do up chin strap'.

No.
Start off
Go over a bump
Find your helmet spins around your head
Stop 'cause you can't see
THEN do up chin strap.

(PS: spinning the helmet around so you can see again before doing up the strap is optional)

[paturoa]

choke on ....
... and remember you will have cold tyres so no knee down action untill they are nice n hot

Good u tube vid here on how to warm up the tyres...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEKz-...eature=related

Warning your front tyre will still be cold.

[Swoop]

Go to petrol station to check tyre pressure...

You are much better off to get a good pressure guage and check them at home (cold). Petrol stations will "vary" considerably, especially when you get there only to find that their air hose is not working.

[skippa1]

60s. It doesn't need any more time than this.

Yup. Its not a 20 step process, and the bike doesnt need a 30min warmup. Startt it, let it get some temp and ride it.

[SPman]

Unless it's a water cooled two stroke - bring it up towards running temp before taking off.....

[sinfull]

I let my 93 FXR idle away untill the fan kicks in, then i know it's warm as !

[cheshirecat]

I used to have a VF500 and a guy at Silverstone (who raced them) said the best way was to start them up gently and ride straight away, removing choke as soon as pos but keep revs down until temp guage moves. Clocked well over 90 thou miles on it in just over two years with just basic maintenance and it rode brilliantly when i sold it - reluctantly. Done it with all my bikes and the current one is over 112 thou and rides lke new.

[overworkedmonkey]

I used to have a VF500 and a guy at Silverstone (who raced them) said the best way was to start them up gently and ride straight away, removing choke as soon as pos but keep revs down until temp guage moves. Clocked well over 90 thou miles on it in just over two years with just basic maintenance and it rode brilliantly when i sold it - reluctantly. Done it with all my bikes and the current one is over 112 thou and rides lke new.

Thanks mate.

[Gibbo89]

When are you getting your bike?