Do you warm your bike up before heading off?

[Stormer]

As with most others, mines doing the warm up thang while I`m closing up the garage, putting on gloves and generally getting my shit together for the ride.

[dipshit]

did you read the first post in conjunction with the poll or just jump in premature?

It would have been more balanced to have an option for "ride it gently until operating temp is reached"... so people don't think not idling your bike for ages and riding off down the street instead, doesn't equal not warming your bike up.

[Daffyd]

I work on the basis that at idle the oil pump is barely turning and it takes longer for the (cold) oil to circulate properly. Therefore, I start the bike and ride off gently until it warms up. But, I never, never, rev it hard until it is properly warmed up.

[doc]

I work on the basis that at idle the oil pump is barely turning and it takes longer for the (cold) oil to circulate properly. Therefore, I start the bike and ride off gently until it warms up. But, I never, never, rev it hard until it is properly warmed up.

Yep pretty much my thoughts . Don't think excessive idling with the engine on the side stand is a good idea.

[munterk6]

Whatever harley riders do, I do the opposite.....soooooo...I start it, rev the shit out of it, and take off at full noise, coz I can!
Ive been woken at rallies by harleys so many f@#ken times Im traumatised. What is it about harley guys needing to start up at 3:18am and idling for 25 minutes then shutting down and leaving later on??????

[Daffyd]

Whatever harley riders do, I do the opposite.....soooooo...I start it, rev the shit out of it, and take off at full noise, coz I can!
Ive been woken at rallies by harleys so many f@#ken times Im traumatised. What is it about harley guys needing to start up at 3:18am and idling for 25 minutes then shutting down and leaving later on??????

Coz they can?

[CookMySock]

DB

[freddy72]

I always let it warm up for a couple of minutes before i ride while i get it out of the garage and put my gear on if i don't my bike doesn't feel like it runs right for the first 5min.

[HungusMaximist]

I've been nice to the cbr, I warm it for about 2 mins or so but it's a frikking bitch to wait that long. I don't really know if it makes a huge difference or not, if there's any research done on this but generally I feel nicer and the bike feel nicer after a warm up.

Iam supposedly to warm it up till 60 degrees but a good 50 degrees will do.

I've got on/off auto-choke so everything is all good.

[CookMySock]

[...] I feel nicer and the bike feel nicer after a warm up.

There is no better reason to do anything.


DB

[xgnr]

Nope, just start her up, jump on and ride.

Admittedly I would never give her heaps until at operating temp.

In fact the manual sez not to warm it up.

[glice]

I get it out then start it up and put all my gear on then off I go gently for a bit.

[megageoff76]

I get it out then start it up and put all my gear on then off I go gently for a bit.

I think thats all that is needed.

I saw someone earlier post that they let it idle for 5-10 minutes before setting off, what a waste of gas!

[pritch]

If you thrash the bollox off it whilst the engine is still warning, it won't last too long. Common sense and all that good stuff.

I like that "common sense" bit.

With the VFR I run the engine while I do the hat and gloves thing. Partly to be sympathetic, and partly because the engine runs a bit fast until it warms up enough to wake up the temperature gauge (35C). It's actually easier to ride the first block or two in start/stop town mode when warmed up a little.

Something similar with the SJ50 but am concerned that there may be a fine line between warming up and oiling up. It seems to 4 stroke for about two hundred yards from cold whatever I do .

[pritch]

Coz they can?

Not all of them.

At the only Cold Kiwi I went to, people were trying to start their bikes at 4.00AM while the bike was frozen. The hopeful ones were still trying to bump start their bikes in deep slush when we left (after waiting for the ice to melt off the bike).

It sort of leads one to the conclusion that the insomniac types knew there was a problem before they left home...