For more of a Curiosity between Us .... Ok - You just mounted your CBR1000RR for the first ride of the day ... What temperature do you wait for before You let the clutch out and go forth ?
get suited and booted. start bike and ride off..... I will not give it the beans until it's warmed up though
Mine first registers at 35 before that it just shows -- I get on when it first shows an actual temp (35)
I have to leave for work on mine at 6am and with the Yoshi on its pretty much like an alarm clock for the whole cul-de-sac! They must love me. So out of courtesy for my neighbours I just start it and go, by the time I've hit the bypass its upto 60C then I give it some. The bike doesn't seem to mind.
Was actually in a recent article that its not good to warm Up a bike.it was better to start and ride slow until warmed Up.think its something to do with the oil not reaching all Engine parts while warming up parked.
I leave for work at 3.40 4.40 or 5.40am my jardine isn't too popular with the neighbours, I take the car alot but the odd occasion feck the neighbours!
As previously stated (ex Ducati owner), I habitually fire up and then do up my jacket, put on my buff, put on my helmet and gloves and sunglasses as a matter of course. By then the temperature gauge has usually woken up and climbed toward the 40's. By the time I've 'eased springs' a few times to get my crotch/knee leather tautness comfy, it's coming up to 60 ish. Once the engine comes down off fast idle I consider it time to move off. Mainly because selecting a stone cold first gear feels like I've just been shot, so waiting for warm idle revs eases the 'flinch'.
Like others, start and go, have never even considered temp, and modern oils are providing the protection from the outset.
I don't even bother to look.... half way through getting my kit on i start the bike and then finish off whilst stood with the bike and then off i go... job done.
^^^^^ What he said... at idle the engine is not really being sufficiently lubricated. Best to jump straight on and gradually increase your rev ceiling as the temperature rises. This is the same as recommended for high-performance car engines (e.g. M3/M5).
Don't really matter in summer, but in winter I start the bike, put on lid and gloves, and wait for an actual reading of 35 to get going...
I just go out start it up, put my jacket on, lid on, gloves on, stick the tank bag on and by then its up to about 60ish so then i head off and take it smoothly for the first couple of miles then resume normal riding practices.
I roll mine out the garage into the carport to allow for maximum amplification from my surroundings then turn the bike on and redline it until I have woken up all my neighbours then insert the baffle and ride quietly to work... I hate the bastards!!!!
I seem to be varied , Some days I will start bike , put lid and gloves on and go and other times I`ll start the bike then have a tab before suiting up and heading off Don`t give it the berries till its warmed up though.
+1 dont engage first gear until the gauge registers. Gives me time to give it the once over. Don't give the beans until 76
Unless it is first thing in the morning and I am taking it to work, whereby I just start it and go and take it easy. I will start it, have a cigarette, then stick lid and gloves on and go. By that time it is usually above 70 degrees anyway.
thats actually bad letting it warm up to that temp, the top end of an engine gets minimal oil when idling.one bike engine tech had this to say on another forum
I wheel mine out into the front garden, strike her up and leave her running for ages while i piss about looking her over and possibly lube the chain. Put helmet and gloves on, by this time, she's around 60-70 degrees. Jump on and go. The blue flame exhaust is loud at any engine speed which one neighbour loves but the rest of them are probably not so keen, although a bloke down the road has a harley so sod 'em all. I usually pull away pretty quick as there's no point hitting 2nd gear til I get out the end of my close.
