I start it and let the oil circulate for 30 seconds or so and then I take off downhill from my driveway and go down our long street 10 to 15mph and then another downhill 10 to 15 mph and after that I have access to my rides.
Extra credits for talking about warming up the tires. I don't get "on it" until the tires have had a chance to warm up, maybe 3 miles or more.
Do you warm up your R1200R?
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Snapping Twig
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Re: Do you warm up your R1200R?
Indeed, I let it warm up for about as long as it takes me to put on helmet and gloves, but I don't rev it over 4000rpm before I got at least 2 bars and I take care with the corners and lean angels until the tires has had a chance to warm up.Snapping Twig wrote:I start it and let the oil circulate for 30 seconds or so and then I take off downhill from my driveway and go down our long street 10 to 15mph and then another downhill 10 to 15 mph and after that I have access to my rides.
Extra credits for talking about warming up the tires. I don't get "on it" until the tires have had a chance to warm up, maybe 3 miles or more.
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deilenberger
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Re: Do you warm up your R1200R?
Just wondering..
Has anyone ever heard of a hexhead engine failure caused by not warming up the engine?
No?
Well - what's that tell'ya..?
Has anyone ever heard of a hexhead engine failure caused by not warming up the engine?
No?
Well - what's that tell'ya..?
Don Eilenberger - NJ Shore
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websterize
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Re: Do you warm up your R1200R?
Negative, ghost rider. Start it and go.deilenberger wrote:Has anyone ever heard of a hexhead engine failure caused by not warming up the engine?
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BLAIR1200R
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Re: Do you warm up your R1200R?
Wow, spirited discussion… jacket, earplugs, helmet, crank the engine, gloves…I’m off.
Oh no! Did I just warm up my bike?
Oh no! Did I just warm up my bike?
bLaIr1200R
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r1200rclassic
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Re: Do you warm up your R1200R?
you did what I do, which is roughly one minute. The non-warm up guy would do all that, THEN start the bike and go..BLAIR1200R wrote:Wow, spirited discussion… jacket, earplugs, helmet, crank the engine, gloves…I’m off.
Oh no! Did I just warm up my bike?
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Re: Do you warm up your R1200R?
Well...?? Just what is warming up your bike? Does running at idle for 30 sec to 1 minute constitute a warm up? What about ambient temp; Alaska in winter vs Arizona in summer. It's not so simple is it.
David Giannini
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BoxerSteve
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Re: Do you warm up your R1200R?
+1 on the 30-60 second warmup, a bit more when the weather is cooler. My bike doesn't run quite right, especially just off idle, until it's been warmed up a bit. And definitely, don't rev the engine much until it is thoroughly warmed up - a few minutes riding.