All I have done so far is start it. I know doesn't seem right-weather and work not conducive. I only let it run for a minute or so. It was running at 1500rpm. Like a sewing machine! .
I think I read in the idle thread that the bike idles at 1500rpm till it gets warm and then settles back down to the 1000 +- 100.
Am I right?
So what is the recommended procedure? Start and go? Start and let it warm up then go? I'm so used to choke/warm it up / then go.
when does the idle go back down to 1000 rpm usually?
I will get out on this thing Sat. no work and no rain. Yay!
thanks,
El D
You're right about the fast idle on starting. Up here where it's generally cooler, the fast idle can last 5-6 minutes then settles down to about 1100 rpm. It depends on the outside temp.
I start and go, and I think most do. By the time I'm through some city stop signs and traffic lights (speed limit 30 mph) the engine is usually well warmed up by the time I get to open roads.
I think most riders don't bother with a warm-up. Just keep the rpm's down until there is some heat in the engine.
I start mine and let it run for a minute or two while I pull on my helmet and gloves. Being air cooled I don't like to let it run too long without air moving across the cylinder fins. Usually the idle drops to about 1200 by the time I snick it in gear and take off and ride slowly thru the neighborhood (25 mph zone and lots of deer) and the idle is normal 1050 by the time I get to the first stop sign 7/10 of a mile up the road.
+1 on Ferret's comments about 1050 idle after warm.
The Moto Guzzi required a ~1 minute warm-up for cold start to avoid stalling or slipping clutch.
The CB runs good from second #1.
I push start, ease out the clutch and nose it down the driveway.
Fast idle, no throttle is perfect for the 15 MPH zone on my street, before I leave the gate.
Then I ride it easy for a couple miles (oil warming up), moderate for a few miles, then hit the highway.
Mine maintains the high idle longer than any other modern bike I can recall, lasting maybe a couple of minutes or so. Eventually it settles in to its 1050-rpm hum, and that's that. I don't worry about riding her any specific way at start-up. I hit the ignition switch, put on my helmet and gloves, zip the sleeves over the gloves, and away I go. Often as not there is a parking lot or whatever to negotiate before hitting the street, so I suppose I usually do start off by going slowly, at low RPM. Rarely can I fire her up and simply rip away, right from the start, but when the opportunity presents itself I don't worry about it.
thanks. i think i got ir.