HOW TO WARM UP YOUR MOTORCYCLE 

Can’t have foggy oil if you don’t have any oil 😎

Engines DO NOT condensate inside. If you have water in your oil you have other serious problems.

Best way to warm up engine is turn it on and redline it for minute or so, you want that oil nice and warm before riding. Then do quick burnout to warm up rear tire; Works every time 👍

It’s more important to warm up the tires than the engine. Secondly, bikes should also remain on 15 or so mins, so the battery can recharge optimally.

First, got a new Gsxr 600 today picking it up in 2 hours

I let my bike warm up coz I love listening to it. Its therapy

I live in a large apartment complex. I start my bike up and do a SLOW cruise around the perimeter of the complex (no revving) to be sure oil is well circulated before getting on the road.

I only let my bike idle about as long as it takes me to strap my helmet and gloves on.

You let it idle not for the oil purposes but for the warping of the metal.Different metals increase and decrease at different temperatures.Engines are very precise machinery.if you have the piston smaller than it should be,oil can leak thru the bottom.You let it idle so that the block and the pistons all line up perfectly,because they are the same temperature. Things expand when in heat Things contract when in cold

You basically only need to wait until oil pressure builds up. On some bikes you can see it by the engine light turning off, on all the others the revs are a bit higher on cold starts. When they return back to normal you have normal oil pressure and can start riding and warming it up that way.

Warm up was for older carb'd machines. Fuel injection changed all of this. The facts you brought to the tanle are cool too, but the main reason for warn up was flr carbs;)

EVERYONE WHO HAS INPUT- have you read your bikes manual? Lol. I have an Aprilia like him and it says to do exactly as he said. DO NOT let the bike idle to warm up- instead, ride it lightly until it reaches proper operating temperature.

The best way is to let it idle for a few seconds, or if you have an oil pressure gauge until you see full pressure, then just ride easy until the bike gets up to temp

unless you love doing rings, sleeves, cylinders, and valves, you should always warm up any machine you're planning on operating. it allows time for the various engine components to thermally expand.

Yes and no, if you really need to turn on your motorcycle to keep the battery up through winter let it reach the operating temperature and keep it on for a while. Major condensation happens if you turn on the bike just for couple of minutes and then turn it off

My warmup last about as long as it takes me to put on my gloves and close my helmet. A half a mile of speedbumps on neighborhood streets, its ready to rev up to normal riding RPM. But it also stays in my garage so it doesn't get below 40F unless it's colder than I will ride.

You warm you bike up to circulate oil before putting a load on it. All the oil is at the bottom when ots been sitting. And oil eorks properly when warmed.

Agreed. Start let it idle for maybe a min or two while you put on your gear so the “cold start” idle comes down then just go ride….. for best care don’t go above 30% throttle if possible for the first 2 mins of riding so all the temps are up to optimal range….. good thing to do the same with your car also….. reduces wear if you plan to keep anything with and engine for longer

I let mine warm up for 10 to 20 seconds. My 1980 Gold Wing needed about 20 minutes of riding to get fully warmed up i winter.

Any performance engine I don’t care what type car or motorcycle in my OPINION, you warm it up before any type of driving. Generally speaking it’s the oil. If you notice most oils have 2 numbers to determine their type 10w30 for example. Those are the viscosity cold and warm you want the oil to be warm and able to lubricate everything internally based on it being warmed up

You definitely have to let the bike pump the oil to all the parts where is needed, 1-2 minutes is more than enough. You let her idle then you warm her up with little revs as you did, can also ride it slow

If you start your bike, even if you are just doing maintenance and not riding it, you really should let it run up to temperature. This is to make sure there is no condensation left where it can cause corrosion if left for time. But, letting it run on idle while you put your jacket, helmet and gloves on is just fine! As is riding it straight away, as long as you keep the rpm as low as possible by staying in as high a gear as possible for the speed you need to ride. You don't want to put too much stress on the engine components before it is up to optimal running temps.

Depends on your bike. My dealers advise always warming it. Also if you thrash it before it's warm, the ECU automatically throttles it back to protect it so even when it's warm it performs different. When you let it warm up, it goes like a dream. I warm it so everything is up to temp and ready to go.

That’s if you shut it off, or leave it running for a longgggg time. But starting it to “warm it up” before riding is fine. Cause riding it will get rid of the condensation/water anyway. I warm my bikes up, cause I tend to just go crazy on the throttle and I know the engine (especially my brand new Z400) won’t like that.

I wish my neighbor could see this. He rides a gixxer 600 and he’s convinced his bike has to warm up for 15 minutes every morning at 5 AM.

I mean for my older Harley's I run straight 50w and in the winter it is extremely helpful to let the oil warm up for about 5 minutes and then take off

No you definitely should start it when it sits for long periods, it prevents a dry startup and gets oil to all the seals the keep them fresh and not dried out. It's common to leave something for a few month go and start it and it has a new leak.

Starting up and letting it idle is required on carbureted bikes. Got to run it on choke in cold weather. On fuel injected bike it is smart to start up the bike and wait for oil pressure lights or reading to apear and normalize before riding. Normally this takes no more than 30 to 60 seconds.

I let my bike idle while I am wearing my helmet gloves starting the cardo. When I am done after 2 minutes the rpm has down and you can start driving.

I start mine in winter. Simple to avoid fouling plugs n such. I hold steady RPM for a couple mins. Let it good and warm then shut it off Saammmmeee thing I do for all my equipment chainsaws mowers everything

Newer models of bike takes about 12 seconds to pump the engine oil but older ones needs some time so we match it with time taken for the bike to reach operating temperature

typically for cars in particular you may want to let it idle so that the metals in the engine can expand to their proper size and shape since the cold weather can make them shrink but Im not sure how that affects motorcycles.

Thanks for letting us hear it

Personally in the winter I start mine and let them run around 10-20 minutes with a little revving in between. Haven’t had any issues from doing it plus mine stay on a tender throughout winter and I haven’t had to replace a battery in a few years

You can’t get condensation inside a motor, if u do u got a massive problem. There is no issue with starting ur bike up during the winter, and letting it idle for 20-30 mins. That would get it well up to operating temp, it helps keep ur battery charged up, also helps all ur gaskets. Ur gaskets during the winter get brittle. Good to get some oil flowing in the in engine.

I start the bike and run it for an hour, each day in the winter. Cuz in Canada we only ride 3 months to 5 of the year

Love my pit warmer specially on stage 2 revs

All older bikes with carbs needed warning up along with the choke pulled. It they would sputter, chug or no stay running. Since the onset of fuel injection warning up a bike is no longer needed

Or if your bike has a carb. You need to warm that.

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The reason you start a motor and let it warm up is to prevent cylinder scoring from the piston expanding before the cylinder from the heat of you just hopping on and taking of for the road

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Do you use something to prevent your bike from thievs?

15 minutes of running through gears on a stand like 1/4 throttle is pretty solid

Warming up is fine just let it run lomg enough to cycle your fans a few times , oil coats internal surfa es but is a liquid and does gradually make its way down into the sump so letting it run is actually good it also conditions the seals , most engine wear occurs at start up when it's a dry start so imagine not running your bike all winter and then starting it that'd be a really dry start so circulate everything here and there and get a battery tender , if you have a rear stand let it go through the gears a few times

Been doing this to my bikes (and cars) in my 25 years of riding. What changed to the bikes now than the ones before?

Warming the engine is actually waiting for the oil to circulate which takes 10-20 seconds max. After that just ride it slow and steady till the engine hits operating temp.

I love warm up button on the Yamaha

I agree.. I don’t start up the bike if I don’t ride it.. learned the hard way

I have 1993 Honda 750cc Magna she had a manual choke and she did not like it to be run cold and when it was her 1st start up for the day she demanded being choked she would alway insist on a 10 warm up. Other than that she was a beast rode that girl from North Carolina to Tennessee back to North Carolina it was 320 miles one way quite a few times she never gave me a problem. She sits now for the past few years in my building her original chains witch has served her almost 40k miles stretched on the last trip back from Tennessee have not rode her since. But I bet on that if you fixed that chain put some 93 in it charger the battery pulled that choke let her warm up 10 minutes and she will take you where ever you wanted to go

You can start the bike up and keep it on a rear stand and put it into gear and let the bike run while the transmission rolls on idle. Done this many times in winter and have had no condensation issue on my bikes.

Do it once everyday on the first start of bike. 1 min of idling will make sure the engine oil is well distributed on the engines top.

It's important to rev it up, not just sit on idle at 1-2krpm. Oil needs to spread out and the pump usually kicks in (to reach some of the difficult places) at 4-5k rpm.

In euro 5 or bs6 bikes ,the bike itself has an autochoke initial start or what u call as cold start where the engines idle rpm will be at 1200rpm to 1500rpm for a certain period of time ..if u start riding when it's at cold start your liable for u electronics and engine warranty....

It's about getting the oil warmed up more so than the engine

You're right on a lot of things but this isn't one. You have to let the engine warm up 1) oil in colder conditions moves slower so it takes more time to get into each crevice and onto each surface 2) metal expands when hot and goes back to original form when cold. Your rings mostly. 3) condensation is very normal to comenout of the exhaust. That's just the chemical reaction of burning fuel and having the gazes exhausted. You'll never have "water" in the engine. If you do you have head Gasket problems. You NEED to let it worm up. Ask anyone who's ever lived in cold snowey areas. The worst thing you can do is not let the engine and trans come up to temps. Just look at racing teams and how they prep their machines. Always warm up.

It's only causes condensation if you let it idle for a small amount of time, the bike WILL get up to running temp without riding it.. people start there bikes and let them idle so the oil isn't cold when you first start riding, a large percentage of engine wear is from high rpm and the oil not being up to temp

Also tell : do not accelerate while warming up atleast for a while , while warm up the bike idling goes a level up in RPM and back to normal, atleast 3 minute warmup without acceleration is recommended!

Sometimes idle rpm isn’t going to circulate oil the way it would at normal operating rpm. As soon as an engine will idle smooth enough so as not to stumble under throttle, take off. Maybe don’t hammer engine until you’ve reached a normal operating temperature.

I had a really old Honda we would flip into a quarry as kids for fun. It always started back up after we fished it out but in the freezing snow it wouldn’t run or ride properly unless you let it idol for 5 mins. I’m sure you can ride it out tho instead of waiting. Will run like ass tho

My 82 magna is funky with cold start doesn’t want to rev without full choke and sit for a couple minutes

Of course you should warm and motorcycles engine up, metal expands when warm, so the bearings, pistons, rings ect need to come up to temperature (to expand into the bores) Also the oil needs to be a certain temperature to function correctly. You should really warm down your engine also.

Good advice for a modern bike, not so much for an old carbureted Harley, lol

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I found out that if I just starts my bike and immediately riding it with just at low cruising speed for about 3-4 mins the engine will warm up enough and reach the operating temperature at a much faster rate than just idling it. It took me like 10-15 mins on idle to get the motorcycle up to temperature but only 3-4 mins at 20-30mph around my house which is about 2-3 laps to reach optimum temperature. Idling is just a waste of time and fuel for no beneficial reason plus my engine has 110k+ miles and still running like new with the same compression when it was at 500 miles. As long as you do proper basic maintenance on your bike, idling isn’t necessary at all and doesn’t make any difference on the outcome. The main thing to worry about is properly break-in your motorcycle and have a check list for your vehicle service, if you riding like a mad dog consider doing those basic services at a much earlier stage. If you’re just cruising for fun at low to medium speed then you’ll probably be fine and no need to worry about frequent services. The more aggressive you ride the shorter your engine life will be and need to be rebuild more often, it is as simple as that.

So to prevent condensation, and lagging of throttle, start thr bike and ride Am I understanding right?

Your cylinder an piston warm up at different temps. Its just good habbit not to ripper redline until theyve both had time to reach their max an be marry an happy together, lol The cold startup for only a few minutes an turning off will cause condensation on the inside in places you dont want, so if you do startup cold run that B so the condensation evaporates out an dont just build up an sit

the reason why i don't warm the bike up is that my gixxer lacks the proper seal on the sump plug. it drips oil on the headers and it wants to catch on fire, so i start it and leave straight away so it blows it out. i've got the seal for it now, but since that oil is still good i'll wait until the next change interval.

For everyone that wants to really know why you let it warm up it is because the piston will expand faster then the cylinder wall and trash shit. The oil also needs time to coat everything and get to a decent viscosity. Just like every single engine ever. It does not build condensation from simply letting it idle but from short rides where it never gets up to temperature.

I have a 2004 carbonated air over oil triumph. Good luck riding it cold lol

Best way to go usually is let oil get where it needs to be, then ride it lightly until it's at operating temp. Don't wanna coldhammer it, but don't wanna blueballs it either. Every bike is gonna be slightly different.

Start your bike, ride your bike, no problem.

My uncle always cold starts his motorcycle in an idle state for about 5 minutes and rev only later.

Yup. I only kind of let it idle for 30 secs before riding. And then whooosssh.

Random Question: is it bad to rev the bike during cold start?thank you

Simple and most effective ways with modern bikes is to start it then put your helmet and gloves on and just ride. Why people say it needs to warm up before you ride is only if your bike is carbureted. Or an even simpler way is do you let your car warm up before you drive? No. Hit the button and go!

Yeah...mid winter bike starts always puzzled me...that ish is only getting cranked when I'm about to go somewhere... But here in the hellish swamphole that's south fl...I got no "not up to temperature" issues...that engine's boiling hot sitting in the sun...

I basically come out, start the bike right away, get my gear on, then it's perfect timing. It's really that simple guys LOL

different bikes.. different needs. Is the bike have a carburetor? Is it a bike that needs to get the pile moving? Most modern bikes don’t need to warm up.. some do.

Which aprillia model is it? Sounds kinda cool

So what you're saying is dont start it just to start it, but start it and warm it up when its cold if you plan to ride it in lets say 20 minutes?

Start it up, wait for thirty seconds, then ride. Enough said.

Does it also apply in a tropical country? Also does it also apply on smaller cc like scooter?

I'm 20, 5 and a half and then a half, how tall are you again? Needed to know as a reference for a next purchase.

Even when its 40 degrees out, I start up my Kawasaki, put on my gloves, and helmet, adjust the cardio, then drive way. Just ride at low speeds and limit your RPMs and it will be fine.

I start and go. being gentle for a time

Okay dumb question maybe but does this apply to a 350cc maxi scooter too?

Never had that problem in the Philippines

Why not get an auto blip like the moto gp uses? Cycles up to 40 or so till operational temp

What if you warm the bike up quick so it doesn’t reach temp? Then, at least the oil is circulated and the pistons lubed. Seems good to me.

Condensation will build no matter what, this is most common in the norther states. You'll never really see that in the southern states unless there is a failure.

I warm my bike up in winter when it’s not getting ridden but i leave it running for at least 20 mins so it gets up to proper operating temperature. Do you think this is causing any problems?

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What about a carbed bike? With the choke out to start for 30 seconds and halfway to warm up for a minute or two when riding is that still bad?

Good info. Why you finessing that handle like that though LMAO

Washington bro I thought you still had a nevada license plate on here I had to screen shot it to see the state. And you should have a custom plate not a boring standard one. Anyways ride safe

The only motorcycle you should warm up is a dirt bike. On my husqvarna, if you down shift to first when it’s cold it’ll just stall 😅

Not me with a foggy oil peak. 😅😅

You actually should rev it up till 3000-4000 rpms… and they do this is big championships like MotoGP and sbk

You will create condensation even after riding it, even if you do not start it it will be condensation this is due to the fact that parts will cool down at different temps and when the dew point is reach voila condensation, it happens in your car too, now the worst will be not to start it as rust will set in due to a lack of an oil film ( unless you have properly set up the engine for storage)