Warming her up down under

[Two dogs]

How long should I warm her up ?
I have searched but I dont think the Nth Hemi winter is releavent to our conditions.

At 1100 rpm @ idle wouldn't the oil get distributed to all nooks and crannies (highly teck term) fairly quickly ?
I can feel the difference on a cool night , she dosen't perform well cold and is a little cranky and surges off the line lurching and bucking.
But on a hot day how long is long enough ?

 The LOW temp indicator seems to take for ever to register 50 o C
Should I be waiting for the LOW to go and If I don't am I causing Fluffy any harm ?

So how long do you spend warming her up before riding ?
Ah I can see someone with a deviant mind making some comparisons to the missus 
but I would also like a serious answer as well.
thanks
dez

[heatherp]

Jeez, if I waited for the lo to stop flashing I'd go through a tank of juice not to mention being lynched by the neighbours as I'm already known in this hick town as the person with the noisy motorbike (surprised they can hear it over the banjos and chainsaws).  Some days down here in Mexico I can ride half way to Melbourne (150km) and it's still flashing lo.

I warm it up for as long as it takes me to do up the jacket, insert earplugs, turn on ipod, put on helmet and gloves.  But do tend to take it easy for the first 5-10 kms.

Didn't know there was any technical guff on the subject.

Don't have a mister (missus)  so can't comment there.

[mattyvas]

When I first got my bike it was one of the first things I asked.
I was told exactly as Heather said, for as long as it takes to put on your lid, gloves and do your jacket up.
The warming up will be done on the road, just as long as it idles when you take off you`re in business.

[Six95]

I do what Heather and Matty do.
I was told when I bought it to wait for the LO to stop flashing. I did it religously then got fed up with waiting and waiting and still waiting.
After I got my DP ECU - I really had not much choice but to do the quick warm up. It runs really rich now and the garage warm up was quite intoxicating.

[goldFiSh]

When I first got my bike it was one of the first things I asked.
I was told exactly as Heather said, for as long as it takes to put on your lid, gloves and do your jacket up.
The warming up will be done on the road, just as long as it idles when you take off you`re in business.

+1. My 03 M800 has a fast idle lever, and I leave that on for the first coupld of minutes if it's colder. Other than that, once I'm ready, the bikes ready to go.

[loony888]

screw the neighbours! as far as i'm concerned if the bike will idle cold without the fast idle all the better, i usually let mine idle at least until the lo on the lcd readout has gone, this really is a must on the 4 valvers to avoid the rocker issue (mine has done 24k most of it getting flogged and my rockers are fine and my clearances haven't needed much adjusting. on an air cooled bike, waiting for the lo temp to go out takes an eternity so as the others have said, get it started, get your gear on and go, but don't frap it too much till the oil temp is up to near normal.


paul.

[Jukie]

hey loony, please don't take Trev serious, i don't think he explained it too well.It is hard to know what people mean when you cant see there face or hear their tone of voice, i know i have had it happen to me. it is hard to sometime tell what people are try to say when there is a pun or joke in it. how about i try and make things better by giving you a kiss Paul 

[MonsterDorf]

Back on topic...............(and yes we do have some fun on our rides).

I warm my bike (2V) for at least 5 min and in summer that just about gives me 50 degrees C. I then take it easy, 2 -3000 rpm, light throttle, until she reaches normal operating temp (between 80 - 100 degrees).

I've noticed that my oil temp exceeds 105 on occasion (mainly riding with Loony) so I guess full synth oil is a good thing 

[loony888]

hey loony, please don't take Trev serious, i don't think he explained it too well.It is hard to know what people mean when you cant see there face or hear their tone of voice, i know i have had it happen to me. it is hard to sometime tell what people are try to say when there is a pun or joke in it. how about i try and make things better by giving you a kiss Paul 

awww, ok jukie.
where?

paul.
hey bigT, it's cool, no worries, ok?

[Spider]

let's not get nasty here....leave the pregnant doginess to me (and Brendan - the sticker princess!!!!)


Heather, your bike is a girl!....she's always a bit cold I reckon...cause our bikes were pretty different temps (by about 10 degrees) when we rode together out to Warburton. She needs a doona and a hot chocolate I reckon!


right, on the 2 valver, it takes frickin 5 to 10 minutes to get that light off.....so as per the goldfish-maester, throw the gear on (another reason to leave it downstairs where it can get nicked by scumbags) and take it sleazy for the first 5.

the 695 (and all 6 series) where the only 2 valves not to have an oil cooler out the front if i'm barking up the right tree.....so does that mean he's engine intrinsically runs a little cooler than the 803 and 992 mills?  

[Big T]

awww, ok jukie.
where?

paul.
hey bigT, it's cool, no worries, ok?

No worries Paul... Is all cool.........

[Jukie]

awww, ok jukie.
where?

paul.
hey bigT, it's cool, no worries, ok?

you can have several where ever you want

[Big T]

Okay I ride a 4V with some 14k on the clock.

I let her warm up till the LCD low flasher stops which is usually gear putting on time.

Then take it easy for a few kms to get especially me and the Monster warmed up.

Then its a free for all........  [moto]

[bazz20]

first i start by asking is there any thing i can do for her then give her a little kiss then move onto cuddles then take her to the bed room then ask who she would like me to be tonight by then she warmed up , oh your talking about bloody bikes again sorry wrong forum

[ducsport]

Dez, +1 on the warm up while putting gear on. Mine is a 620, no oil cooler. It takes forever to warm up on the fast idle lever, so I give it a minute or two, then ride gently until it is up to temp. I found it strange at first the range of oil temps the bike operates at, depending on the ambient temp. Some days in winter it won't get higher than about 90 degrees, while in summer I have seen 110 degrees when crawling in traffic. All seems normal tho. ducsport