4 stroke warmup

VilloFan951
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Edited Date/Time 3/28/2015 4:00pm
How long do you guys let ur bike warm up? I was having trouble with mine last week at the track and thought maybe it didn't let it warm up enough
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Skippie
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3/27/2015 5:17pm
I usually just have it warm up while I put my boots and helmet on and that's it.
kevin204
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3/27/2015 5:19pm
Basically until it will run with the choke off. These bikes get hot, quick.
mx836
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3/27/2015 5:19pm
Let it run until you can feel the radiator cap getting warm.
mx836
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kevin204 wrote:
Basically until it will run with the choke off. These bikes get hot, quick.
Choke? What's if you don't have one?! Woohoo

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3/27/2015 5:20pm
Difficult question!
You can ask 100 people and get 101 answers.

I usually fire it up and let it run while I put on my Safety gear (Boots, Chest protector, Helmet aso)
Takes about 3-5 Minutes I guess.

Sometimes I start it and see how it behaves on the throttle and ride 1-2 slow laps.

So many ways to do it.

Honda Manual says 1 minute with cold start.

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3/27/2015 5:23pm
Same as the rest. 2-3 minutes or until the radiator gets warm to the touch. Doesn't take long.
kevin204
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kevin204 wrote:
Basically until it will run with the choke off. These bikes get hot, quick.
mx836 wrote:
Choke? What's if you don't have one?! Woohoo
Yeah, I keep forgetting I'm massively stuck in the past. Pinch
VilloFan951
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3/27/2015 5:58pm
well my bike is a 2012 and it has a choke even though they didn't want to call it that but i let it sit for a few mins and rev it occasionally and it still dies when i go to take off maybe its just me not use to the new bike but i just thought id ask. it also has the tac on it to show hours and rpms and when the choke is on its at about 1200 but when i turn it off its under 1000
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3/27/2015 6:01pm
Gear up, start it... put helmet, chest pro, gloves on, idle to track.. check it out.. roll on...
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3/27/2015 6:02pm
This is a pet peeve of mine, I like to always let my bikes warm up till I can feel warmth on the rad cap then an easy warm up lap. Now what bugs me is the kids who pit next to me (same family every weekend, reserved pits) start up the 250f cold and rev the shit out of it right away, the thing pops and backfires like crazy. Makes me cringe.
Rant over. Move along.
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3/27/2015 6:13pm
I let my bike warm up until I snap the throttle and there's no bog left in the throttle.
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3/27/2015 6:36pm
My old baby has a bog till i can get a full radiator to spit a little fluid out. Then wahh lahh no bog.

Just a guess it may be valves.
mx510
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3/27/2015 7:33pm Edited Date/Time 3/27/2015 7:33pm
Cygnus wrote:
Same as the rest. 2-3 minutes or until the radiator gets warm to the touch. Doesn't take long.
Thats what I do, I touch the radiator next to the cap with my bare hand. When its good and "warm" ready to go, I still take it easy for a minute or two after taking off.
lumpy790
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3/27/2015 7:44pm
start and let it idle while putting on goggles then ride slowly through to pits. Typically it only takes a couple min to be at operating temp.
TeamGreen
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3/27/2015 7:45pm
Read a KTM owner's manual: you'll be surprised.
hillbilly
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3/27/2015 10:39pm
Think of it this way.

The piston is only cooled with a splash or spray of oil and the fuel air mixture.

The cylinder is thick with coolant behind. Both must expand as heat build which it does in the piston very quickly.

To keep wear to a minimum letting both reach temperature is important, the tolerance between the 2 could be much closer but the manufacturer has to keep in mind the guys that fired it up and pin it. A tight tolerance would stick the piston in the bore with the "pin it cold" rider, throwing him into a flying cain16
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3/28/2015 4:08am
After it's warm make sure you open the throttle up to clear it out while it's on the stand,I see a lot of 4 stroke guys do that at the practice track
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3/28/2015 4:00pm
what bike are you using? If its say just a day here at my personal track, ill put my helmet on, fire the bike, say a quick prayer then make a spot lap. My motors are usually trouble free

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