Warming her up down under

[dragonworld.]

When the beast is idling by itself (Usually a minute or two) take off and keep it cruisy for a couple of kays!

In winter it'll take 15-20 k before the temp hets high enough to register on the readout! 

[Super T.I.B]

Start it, put my gear on & go.

But I have noticed that when I haven't ran it for a couple of days, I have to warm it up longer because she refuses to click into gear, pull in teh clutch, step down onto gear shift, goes CLUNK! & stops. Have to let her warm up for a fair while and pull the clutch in a few times before she will go into gear. Don't know if the clutch pull or the warming up is the one that actually helps??? I have heard that the oil gets sticky or their is no oil on the clutch plates which makes it refuse to go into gear. 

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?  

No, they run hotter.

[Jukie]

well what me and betty do is very simular, but because there is two of us it takes a bit long to get the gear on so sometime they are already warmed up, if not they are by the time we make it to the express way which is about 5-10  minutes up the road

[Two dogs]

Thanks for the answers , seems I am doing the same as everyone .
Hmmmm now back to the missus  

[Spider]

Thanks for the answers , seems I am doing the same as everyone .
Hmmmm now back to the missus  

try a foot massage afgter letting her soak them in a tub of hot water (with muscle soak)...followed by some peppermint moisturiser.

you're half way there!

[madalf71]

Howdy All .

Start up, run until off fast idle lever.
Lock up, dress up and go, take it easy for first few streets <3000rpm.
Cardboard over oil cooler in winter when doing the work run.

Longer warm up if going straight on to the local Ringroad.

Spider Re-Warbo run, mine was just under Hs temp.

Super TIB, Have simliar problem with S2R800 wet clutch from cold, pull in clutch, give bike a few revs and then click into gear.
Helps heaps, found in a DMF Post in Tech ages ago.

Cheers All.

[heatherp]

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!

Spider, now I'm confused.  A few weeks ago my bike was a 'boys' bike now your calling it a girl.  No wonder it's confused.  Think I need the doona and hot chocloate!

[heatherp]

screw the neighbours! as far as i'm concerned.
paul.

I wouldn't want to.  I live in a small country town where the most popular music is deliverance and they stare at us outsiders.  My neighbour is a  . and I don't have any points left on my licence.  My bike is also a 2 valve so different rules for me.   

Re; how hot they get  I've had mine up 135oC in Melbourne going through all those traffic lights and yes, I freaked and the bike was quite 'rattley' (is that a word?).  Research I have done suggests that the Shell synthetic oil recommended by Ducati is good up to temps of 175oC and I was told not to worry.  Still changed the oil when I got home though.

[dragonworld.]

When the beast is idling by itself (Usually a minute or two) take off and keep it cruisy for a couple of kays!

In winter it'll take 15-20 k before the temp hets high enough to register on the readout! 

Now that is the 1000DS.

The old 750 needs a bit longer to start running cleaner and will not warm up in colder weather. Unless I cover the oil cooler in cold weather it will not get to operating temperature (55k trip to work.) with the associated carby icing and farting and belching.

Aaaaah such character, its definately a girl. 

[Dockstrada]

Spider, now I'm confused.  A few weeks ago my bike was a 'boys' bike now your calling it a girl.  No wonder it's confused.  Think I need the doona and hot chocloate!

Its a hermaphrodite 

[goldFiSh]

Re; how hot they get  I've had mine up 135oC in Melbourne going through all those traffic lights and yes, I freaked and the bike was quite 'rattley' (is that a word?). 

135! Shit, mines got to abut 120 or there abouts, but 135, I'd be shitting myself as well!

[heatherp]

135! Shit, mines got to abut 120 or there abouts, but 135, I'd be shitting myself as well!

That's why ya don't go riding air cooled bikes in Melbourne on the hottest day of the year.  All that sitting at traffic lights isn't good for her/him.  He/She normally sits anywhere between 75-90  usually.

Its a hermaphrodite 

Ah so that's why parts for my bike are difficult to get.  It's all so clear now.   /

[Spider]

Don't know about the sex of your bike heather....

know that the rear wheel was a real pregnant dog though 

[heatherp]

Don't know about the sex of your bike heather....

know that the rear wheel was a real pregnant dog though 

No argument there!