To Go Or Not To Go

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Hi Guy's
Do you start your engine and ride away before the bike warms up or do you start and wait for the engine to warm before you ride away.??????

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According to the hand book with the bike, you start the bike, then ride away straight away.
These are air cooled bikes, so warming up can cause some damage.
Dont flog it until a couple of miles up the road though.
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I give it as long as it takes to put on my hemet and gloves.

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celticus wrote:I give it as long as it takes to put on my hemet and gloves.

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Ditto, a couple minutes won't hurt it but any longer and it's just a waste of fuel at that point.
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BigC wrote:
celticus wrote:I give it as long as it takes to put on my hemet and gloves.

Mark
Ditto, a couple minutes won't hurt it but any longer and it's just a waste of fuel at that point.

something like that.
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I just press and go...unless it's really cold..then I wait a few seconds..and then go.

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When I picked up my bike from the (non-BMW) dealer, they had it idling about 10 minutes to 'warm it up' for me. When I finally stepped outside to mount it, the cat converter was RED HOT. The tech said that was normal. I have since found out that, yes, that is normal.... if you let it idle TOO LONG.

These bikes are meant to get up and go - no warm up necessary, even in the dead of winter. Just leave your 'choke' (fast idle) on for a few miles to keep it from stalling and you'll be fine.
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Yes they get hot...real hot.. :shock:

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DJ, that's sick. And scary. And the coolest jack o' lantern I ever saw :)
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Post by NachtRitter »

Same here... I just start & go... gently for about a minute, then I'll get on the gas (as long as the situation allows, of course!). My RT (which I ride most of the time in this cold and rainy weather) has a handy LCD oil temp gauge... when it show one bar (5 bars is normal operating temp), I feel comfortable using more of the throttle...
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I remember reading the manual for my x-reg (1982?) E-24 series BMW 318 many years ago (my first car!) and I distinctly remember it saying NOT to let the engine warm up by idling, but to drive away immediately.

I've read the same in many other manuals so it's what I always do now.
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start and go... :D
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Post by REDSTAN »

:smt021 COME ON PAUL TWIST AND GO :smt117 :smt097
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DJ Downunder wrote:Yes they get hot...real hot.. :shock:

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What's the history of that picture? Did you intentionally idle it to get it that hot? Just curious.
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Well I guess I got the message now , get on start and GO'''''''''''''
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Post by Sunbeemer »

Start and go! The manual says to set the "choke", press the starter, and ride off -- no warm-up period required. In fact, it is specifically recommmend not to warm up at idle, probably both because the engine needs air flowing over it to cool, and so the engine warms to operating temp faster to reduce wear (a cold engine enriches the mixture so it can run and that excess gas washes oil off the cylinder walls reducing lubricity.) So it's not good to let it sit idling cold or hot! Picky aren't they? :roll:

However, do try to keep your rpm's down (<4500?) until the oil has reached operating temp or you could have other problems...seal failures, premature bearing wear, crank, etc. Since cold oil is thicker than warm oil, it builds high pressures at high rpm's, but doesn't squeeze into journal clearances as quickly...
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Post by Rog(UK) - Yorkshire Dales »

I start and go - BUT I ride for the first few miles as if I am running-in a new bike.

Ride safely,

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Post by duke »

Rog(UK) - Yorkshire Dales wrote:... BUT I ride for the first few miles as if I am running-in a new bike ...
By that time I would have finished my journey to work ... 8 miles is what it takes to get to the office.
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Post by scottybooj »

our 'choke' is merely a rev adjuster. in cold weather i let it warm for a minute or so...even then the jugs are still cool.

if you start cold and don't have a oil temp gauge, ride for 5 min. under 3500rpm, i remember cyclerob saying that he did that till oil got to oper. temp.
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Post by Rog(UK) - Yorkshire Dales »

By that time I would have finished my journey to work ... 8 miles is what it takes to get to the office.
Take a longer route to work..... :lol:

Ride safely,

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