# What temp do you let your bike warm up to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 13, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742 "2009-06-13T19:48:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/1 "2009-06-13T19:48:15Z")
I remember the day I was picking up my first bike, the experienced rider I was with told me not to ride until I saw the temperature reach 100 degrees. Sort of random, but I’ve been following that rule for 4 years now and racked up quite a decent amount of miles without any issues. I’ve also felt a little guilty riding it when it was cold in few instances I had to without letting it warm up. So that leaves me wondering. At what temperature you feel you’re bike is “operational” and the oil is circulating at optimal viscosity. ---
**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/2 "2009-06-13T19:53:06Z")
My temp is digital and comes on at 100,that’s what I let it get to. ---
**Author:** ![Hank1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hank1/32/6329_2.png) [@Hank1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hank1)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/3 "2009-06-13T21:20:06Z")
once i feel warmth on the motor. i.e cylinder, case. what ever can be touched readily samething on quad will not rip it till there is some warmth in cylinder. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/4 "2009-06-13T21:22:55Z")
i romp on my huffy whenever the hell i want ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/5 "2009-06-13T22:31:51Z")
bout 100 it gets warm quick after that ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/6 "2009-06-14T00:08:55Z")
once heat is in the cyl,s let it go .and in all honesty most bikes are designed for needing a quick warmup esp the f/i ones just dont woop on it till warm ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/7 "2009-06-14T00:13:23Z")
The motard doesn’t have a temp gauge so I couldn’t tell ya. I usually let it run for a min or 2, and if not I drive it gently until it gets warm. Then I proceed to beat the balls off of it. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/8 "2009-06-14T01:27:28Z")
Your internal combustion engine on your bike does not know if it’s powering your bike, a car, PJB’s anal toys, etc… In warm weather, you can start it up, and as soon as it has oil pressure, you can ride it and be totally safe, as long as you don’t rip on it until the oil is up to temp. If you don’t have an oil temp gauge, the oil takes roughly twice as long to get to operating temp as the coolant does. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/9 "2009-06-14T03:56:07Z")
well most temp guages are digital like said above, so as soon as the temp guage registers an actual number, for me its 100, i just start driving… sometimes i’ll start it and be putting away tools or something and it would reach to 140-150 by the time i get to the bike and my helmet and jacket on, so i dont bother to drive gently or worry about it then, i just beat it good ! today i started my bike for the first time, took for ever to get the battery to come back to life, so happy it did, and i reved it up all nice… sounds awesome ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/10 "2009-06-14T07:42:21Z")
> [@kinda new.....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kinda-new/19328/6): > > Your internal combustion engine on your bike does not know if it’s powering your bike, a car, PJB’s anal toys, etc… > > In warm weather, you can start it up, and as soon as it has oil pressure, you can ride it and be totally safe, as long as you don’t rip on it until the oil is up to temp. If you don’t have an oil temp gauge, the oil takes roughly twice as long to get to operating temp as the coolant does. Well what temp is “up to temp”, that the question at the end of the day. Nobody exactly know what it is, and just waiting 'till your coolant fan turns on at ~210 degrees is just silly. So 100 seems to be the magical number. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_FULLBLOWN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_fullblown/32/6411_2.png) [@imported\_FULLBLOWN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_FULLBLOWN)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/11 "2009-06-14T08:28:54Z")
The temp gauge on my 636 comes to life at 104, so thats when ill take off on her. I just baby her for a little bit till im sure the whole motor is up to operating temp. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/12 "2009-06-14T09:17:57Z")
when riding around normally without heavy traffic on a moderate day i think most bikes sit around 150 F so that could be considered proper temp to beat on it ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/13 "2009-06-14T09:22:16Z")
180 for me lol, hondas run hot idk… ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/14 "2009-06-14T14:04:54Z")
Not sure about the temp. I usually warm it up for 2~3 mins, reduce the choke and ride it easy with it on until the temp is well pass the C line. ---
**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/15 "2009-06-14T14:28:11Z")
My fan kicks on at 224. Hondas do run hot. ---
**Author:** ![silveradoman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silveradoman/32/6487_2.png) [@silveradoman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silveradoman)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/16 "2009-06-14T16:58:51Z")
> [@favorite or under rated "turn based" RPG?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/favorite-or-under-rated-turn-based-rpg/19314/9): > > once i feel warmth on the motor. i.e cylinder, case. what ever can be touched readily > > samething on quad will not rip it till there is some warmth in cylinder. same with my quad…usually let it sit there and idle for a few minutes till shes good n warm…the sled is a little different b/c its winter out…usually 5 minutes is enough depending on how cold it is…when you try to give it some gas and it doesn’t hesatate (sp) you know its good to go…if its still cold it will bog down before it actually revs ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/17 "2009-06-14T18:27:47Z")
> [@IM NEW!!!! lol](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new-lol/19236/120): > > My fan kicks on at 224. Hondas do run hot. all that vtec ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/18 "2009-06-15T04:09:21Z")
> [@Hey, Im new](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-im-new/18296/25): > > Well what temp is “up to temp”, that the question at the end of the day. Nobody exactly know what it is, and just waiting 'till your coolant fan turns on at ~210 degrees is just silly. > > So 100 seems to be the magical number. Where did I say to wait until the cooling fan comes on?!:banghead:retardclap Here is an example. My Vette runs at about 180 degrees around town, and I don’t romp on it until the oil temp is above 150 degrees. It takes roughly twice as long for the oil to get to 150 degrees then it takes the coolant to get to 180. Same rough concept applies to just about any internal combustion engine. ---
**Author:** ![FMFGSX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@FMFGSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FMFGSX)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-temp-do-you-let-your-bike-warm-up-to/244742/19 "2009-06-15T06:00:19Z")
I wait till at least 100. My highway temp is around 185-188. Around town I see 190-200. Fan’s turn on at 220, however I did install a fan switch. V-Twins run hot.