Do you warm it up?
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This is what I originally meant...I let the bike warm up....just under a slight load...)(my fat rear-end)...and ease 20- 30 mph..(I live in the country) for the first few miles before I "twist it".... as somebody stated!
I just don't see that much of a difference in warming up under a slight load and it setting idle........I may be wrong ...that why I asked.
B-1B_Guy
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When it's really cold out, I usually idle my scoot 'til the oil is up over 150. This morning when I left for work it was 37 F so I let her idle for about 10 mins before making the 30 mile trek. Oil temp never got over 200, I probably should have let her idle longer.
If it's hot out, I just get on and GO.
If it's hot out, I just get on and GO.
Doug_09ultra
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I fire it up, wait for the oil pressure guage to show stable pressure and then gently take off. I'll wait for a mile or 2 before I reef on it. And by reef on it I mean above 2500 rpm.
hoggy25
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I always let my bikes warm up. My 09 Ultra's no different. I wait at least until the fast idle comes down to normal idle speed. Usually 3 to 5 mins. There's nothing but hills around where I live so it's almost impossible to really baby the engine when I leave home, although I do try to keep it between 2400-2800 rpm until fully warmed up. Always has worked in the past except now my base gaskets are weeping after the 103 stage 2 was installed. So I don't know whether too much warm up, too little warm-up or bad harley mechanic messed up stage 2 torque or maybe pinched o-rings. It's both cylinders so makes me think mechanic messed this one up. Going in soon for repairs.