Warm Up Time?
2nd Gear
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From: WV
An old friend of mine had a 1995 Low Rider with over 200K miles on it - no matter what the temperature of the ambient air, he would start the bike in neutral, and keep checking the front jug on the engine until it was nice and warm before he'd even think about starting down the road. Given that many miles on an Evo, I'd say that must be a good methodology!
Road Master
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From: Beautiful SW Missouri Ozark Mountain Country
An old friend of mine had a 1995 Low Rider with over 200K miles on it - no matter what the temperature of the ambient air, he would start the bike in neutral, and keep checking the front jug on the engine until it was nice and warm before he'd even think about starting down the road. Given that many miles on an Evo, I'd say that must be a good methodology!
I ride with a guy that has had 3 new HD's in the last 5 years. The one he has now is a 2012 Street Glide. He never warms his up. He starts, then rides. Meanwhile I'm still sitting there waiting for my Evo to warm up that rocker box before I take off. But if you don't warm up an Evo, the base gaskets will leak.
Road Warrior
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From: Denham Springs, La
Same here.
Road Master
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From: pittsburgh, pa
I don't specifically warm up the bike. I just ride it gently on the side streets until I get to the main road - maybe 2-3 minutes. Even when I get to the main road I ride it pretty gently. In fact I ride it pretty gently all the time unless I'm passing a logging truck on the 2 lane road. All my rides last at least an hour, so the condensation issue should take care of itself.
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From: Southern Oregon
SameO... I idle 2-3 minutes and ride easy for first 10 minutes. Traffic is light around here so no worries about people riding my *** during warmup. I never get on it until Ive driven about 10 miles.
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Road Master
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From: Las Vegas
Except I go a little longer @ 3.2977 seconds, just to be sure. After the first few miles it's ***** to the wall. 
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The first thing I do is start her up in neutral, then gear up, do my pre ride checks, and get my music to where I want it to be. This usually takes me about 4 to 5 minutes. By then, the engine is pretty warm and I ride easy for another 10 mins.