Warm up time on an r1150r

[Shan]

Almost everything needs a "warm-up" time. My bike needs a few minutes of warm up to get the oil and metals up to operating temps.
I also take 10-20 minutes when I start out on a day to get my mind and body warmed up before riding aggressively.

[skylarmav1]

Can I feed my r1150r Starbucks in the AM to get it going at the same pace as myself

[AZBMWRIDER]

I've used this method since I got my bike in August, 2002

I start the engine, leave it on the half detent, put my jacket, backpack, helmet and gloves on, walk the bike out of the garage, check all the lights .

Usually about two minutes, get about 2 blocks from home and put the high idle to the off position .

[DanH]

I just put it on high idle, get on the bike and ride it. By the time I get to the top of the hill, 3 blocks, I turn it off and ride.

Always, it has been proven that an engine that is used warms up faster. You don't need to worry about friction wear if you use synthetic oil as practically everyone does these days.

[Wando]

I start mine with the choke all the way up and hold it there for about 5 to 10 sec on a cold start then let it fall to the high idle. I'll let it stay there for at least a min or so as I get my gloves and helmet on. After, I take off the choke and immediately ride away. When I first bought the bike the guys at the dealership told me to always use the choke on cold starts and not to ride away with the choke on because it can mess with the fuel regulator (or something like that) in the long term.

[Roger 04 rt]

The "Choke" as BMW misnamed it, simply advances the throttle about 2 degrees in the mid position and about 4 degrees full up--nothing more, nothing less. It would do no harm to the bike if you left it on permanently. But, a) you'd use more fuel due to the fast idle, and b) would use more fuel because Overrun Fuel Cutoff, the shutting off of fuel on closed throttle deceleration, doesn't function (unless your mid-dent position is adjusted to less than 192 degrees).

I find that the bike runs fine, without a hitch, at temperatures from 20F to 100F if I start it and drive off. Usually I drop the fast idle lever at a bar or two on the temp display. But the lower you've adjusted your hot-idle, the longer you probably need to leave the lever up.

[peels]

^ yeah I forget mine often, no harm. I dont think it makes a bit of difference, unless you sit at lights alot.

My 7 mile all highway ride to work, I dont notice it until I pull into work. then I think "jeez, better shut that off"...but then I think..."oh why? gonna have to turn that sucker right back on

[Keppelj]

Leaving it on high idle you can get in a situation backing off in very slow traffic or on a slippery surface where you'd like to have compression slow down but have very little or none because the idle's high.