I'm with the rest of the class, one to two minutes, as I get my gloves and gear situated. Then, I'm off...

 

About 2 mins. for me. I listen to the engine.

 

When I picked up my bike when it was new, the salesman recommended that I let the bike idle till the rocker box felt warm anytime I was going to ride.

 

Best way to bring an engine up to operating temperature is to ride it, albeit at moderate load and engine speed. You've got to put a certain amount load on the engine to generate the heat needed to bring a cold engine up to temperature in a reasonable amount of time. Idling in your driveway for 5 minutes when it's 40 degrees outside just extends the running time of an engine that's still not up to operating temperature. As for the salesman that said don't ride your bike until the rocker boxes are warm, some aren't known to be the sharpest tools in the shed.

 

If anyone is interested in real data, our resident mud man posted some info about engine temp.

It took over 8 minutes of sitting idle with an ambient outside temp of ~90F to reach operating temp: see his post here.

 

If anyone is interested in real data our resident mud man posted some info about engine temp.

It took over 8 minutes of sitting idle with an ambient outside temp of ~90F to reach operating temp: see his post here.

 

Bry, you changed ur name, avatar, & sig pic?

Are you trying to be incognito? In witness protection maybe?

 

Maybe a minute or so.
Putt putt out the driveway
Take her easy down the road about 2 miles to the stoplight....then I start getting on her a bit more and more.

 

Good idicator are rocker box touch them when warn good to go.

 

Just fire it up and let it idle back down and then take off but take it easy for the first couple of miles. If you're running full synthethic, don't worry too much about it because it stays on the engine surfaces a lot better than conventional oil.