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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Denny69
I usually let my bike warm up for about 20 minutes. When the temp is around 90-100*F, I reduce warmup time to 15 minutes. Then I take off slowly for about 5 miles.
20 minutes f..ing funny. Reduce to 15 mins in 100 degree temps. Rofl. THEN slowly for FIVE MILES. That anyone believed you and commented with cautions. Hilarious.

You are kidding right?
 
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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Bone11B
20 min? Thats a bit much and being that the bike is air cooled probably bad. A minute at the most is plenty. As long as Oils circulating and your easy for the next couple minutes your fine. As you ride it will heat up everything quicker.
I believe you've been had. It's my feeling that his post was tongue in cheek.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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I'm with everyone else on this one. 1-2 mins max, easy ride out the neighborhood and you're good to go. 20 minutes is obviously excessive. When I had a bike with a carburetor, I would let it warm up a little longer as I didn't like running it with the choke on.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 11:42 PM
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it a machine what do you do with your car,
 
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 12:59 AM
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Start it, put helmet on, put gloves on, close garage door, idle out of the neighbor hood, ride it like I stole it.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 01:06 AM
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I start it up,put my helmet and gloves on,light a smoke then hop on and ride.
I take it easy for the first 5 minutes or so to let it properly warm up then give er.
I try not to rev it past 3000ish rpms until the bike is warmed up to operating temp.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 04:57 AM
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20 mins to warm up? and then 20 mins waiting for it to cool off as the heat management is shutting the rear cyl off...

really, 1min, 1.5-2mins in winter. while I put my gloves on and get ready. then slowly 1-2 gear for another min. or two then progressively faster into 3rd and 4th. No WOT in the first 6 mins, most likely 10mins, probably overkill but I can contain my need for speed in the first 10 mins of my ride to be on the safe side.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 05:16 AM
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I start and go,,,,,if I am taking the bike to work very early in the morning with my loud pipes, I leave ASAP to not **** off my neighbors.
 
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i start mine then immediately red line the motor for one minute, then i ride easy for 20 minutes, let it cool down for 20 minutes, then repeat the entire process for 2 hours. after that i ride normally.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by jo_mama
i start mine then immediately red line the motor for one minute, then i ride easy for 20 minutes, let it cool down for 20 minutes, then repeat the entire process for 2 hours. after that i ride normally.
HAHA thats awesome
 
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