Engine Idle

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I've noticed an excessively long warm up on mine too, well excessive IMO, maybe not in Hondas opinion, and usually take off while it is still in high idle mode. It's weird to come up to the first stop at the end of the street which is .7 mi away, and pull in the clutch and have the rpms hanging up there, when you know you've rolled the throttle off. Since this is all controlled by computers and sensors, there is no way around it.

All my motorcycles clunk when engaging first gear from idle and I'm told it is because first gear is not spinning when first engaged so I don't worry about it. Nature of the beast.

I'll have to adapt.In the colder months it's not a problem at all.
But in the middle of summer it sure will be.What I used to do
wasn't really advisable either.Back about 6 years ago I never
let the idle kick down.I started up my bikes and just took off.
Coasting slowly down the hilly street my home resides.Then
and especially on the Rune I would shift into 2nd gear and
California stop at the stop sign at the bottom of my street.
I did that because I have a phobia about an engine and letting
it just idle.Heat is the biggest enemy of an engine.Plus
Frick & Frack the Tappit Bros. of - Car Talk - explained once that
a car doesn't really need more than maybe 20 or 30 seconds to
warm up in Winter.There was no advantage to let it sit for like
5 minutes,other than to reach operating temperature.It is not good
to start up an engine,and take off and hit the Interstate within
minutes.That is why I don't understand { and like most Bikers
do this } Starting up their engine and revving the hell oughta.
Maybe for a old model with carbs that are gummed up with carbon.
More because the engine will stall out otherwise.
But I'm of a different school.
I Never Blip my Throttle.