Do Bikes Need to Warm Up?
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Appreciate your knowledge
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what grade fuel do bikes take?
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FI bikes I like to wait until the idle settles, which isn't long unless it's really cold. With choke/enrichener bikes I waited until off the choke simply because I don't like being in traffic with lumpy or unpredictable throttle response and some bikes are better at running with a choke on than others.
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Does this guy do ANY research at all on any subject he talks about ? Or is it just his opinion?
Sad thing about you tube, not enough facts just fiction and hearsay. -
on my bike, even after a few minutes, if i put my hand on the engine cover, its still not that warm, i always let it warm up while i gear up, bit longer after work due to filling in time sheet and fucking arounda a bit and the work driveway goes straight onto a 100k road, so im going to let that bitch warm up. in regards to enrichment, i cant speak for all fuel injected engines, but they usually just bring the revs up by allowing more air with an idle contril valve, my car engine runs the same richness, sometimes a little leaner while warming up and thats a car built in the 90s, with all the emission standards, i can say with confidence, your bike will not run rich on idle, these arent shitty 80s/90s carbed engines, theyre modern fuel injection bikes, and a little lean on idle is going to be fine
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you just explained a mystery about my bike. one day my automatic fuel enrichener must have malfunctioned. I started it one day and it reved way high all alone. I started it a second time same thing. next day nothing. has never done it again. you also expanded why it idles high in the beginning. thank you dodge. you're the shit.
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I own a carbureted first-gen FZ1. My routine is the same as yours. Put on helmet and gloves while the bike idles. Even in 20-30 degree temps, that's usually all it takes.
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I thought the whole reason for using multi-vicosity oil (10W-30 for example) was to provide adequate lubrication when the engine is cold (the 10W part) as well as hot (the 30 part), making warming it up unnecessary. Your suggestion to let the engine idle while you put on your helmet and gloves seems reasonable. (I have been told though that the first start of the day, when the engine is cold, should always be with the transmission in neutral, to prevent damage to the clutch.)
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Haha dude said 20 degrees Fahrenheit is cold.
Comes from Wisconsin xD 20 degrees here and we wear thin sweaters and shirtsleeves lol, or just reg long sleeve shirts... -
Ever heard an engine with a noise that went away after warmed up? Metal expands and contracts with heat / cooling. This changes clearances in the multitude of parts in an engine. Oil and oil film takes up clearance in the eng. The oil takes seconds to fill the clearance but also needs to come to a stable operating temperature. I don't like to put any load on my eng until temp is stable and all clearances are stable, tight and ready to produce torque. If you don't warm it you'll never notice any neg effect. Especially if you don't keep long.
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On my CRF250X you have to let it warm up until you can touch the top of the radiator and it's warm or the throttle response is bad so you will get nothing for a second or two and then everything. It is carbureted just for your information.
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i ride mainly offroad, my question is what about in the case of a low displacement (250cc) 2 cycle motor where the oil is in the fuel supply? I tend to let it go about 5 minutes or a little longer when temps drop below 40 then ride easy for the first 10 minutes
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I like to ride for a good ten minutes at no more than 1/3 throttle before I get heavy on the throttle, but that's just me. I have no proof it just seems like a good idea (engineering explained) talks about it. The sooner the engines warms up the better, so riding easy will warm it up a lot quicker than just sitting idling.
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so basically same concept of why it's good to warm up the girl... and the choke is kinda like a vibrater on the clit. XD
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I have temperature range strips on my 2015 dr200se because its air cooled and by nature is cold blooded I have to let it idle for a good few minutes, first I start with the choke all the way out, after its started for a few seconds I push the choke knob half way in and let it warm up idling till the engine sounds warmed , then ride with the choke off like the owners manual says too and if I dont it has a hard time warming up. when its fully warmed up it has zero hesitation :)
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The 2 air-cooled bikes I had (125cc scooter I learned on and my last bike: a triumph bonnie) and my current liquid-cooled vespa don't like sitting at idle for long periods. The only time I've done a 30-minute warmup idle was to cure the high-heat repainting for the GTS300 exhaust (as instructed by a mechanic). Bikes really like air flow to pull off the engine heat.
Ever since that experience, I've even taken to turning off the bike in unmoving traffic, such as construction or trains. -
I ride in the UK, if my bike isn't warmed up, it stalls at lights. No idea why, but it never happens during the summer months or when the engine is warmed up.
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Just start the bike and ride right away, that warms it up quickest. However you should not push the engine hard before you get your oil temp up.
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Who on earth let their combustion engines warm up for 15-20mins? You only need a few min tops depends on type of engine, temprature outside and how long it has been sitting.
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My BMW S1000RR manual says don't warm up. Just start and go.
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