jonnymertz Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Cool video. Just thought I'd share. Everyone has their preferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted November 14, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted November 14, 2018 Nice, informative video. Thanks for sharing. It’s nice to see documented conclusions with hard numbers instead of an opinion. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Good stuff... I think his comments at the end about the reasons break-in periods still exist are spot on. '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted November 15, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted November 15, 2018 When I picked up my FJ 09 from the dealer I asked the service manager about breaking and he said quote un quote ride it like you stole it So whereas I have not had any issues with the FJ 09 engine last 28,000 miles other than having found all the intake and exhaust valves to be extremely tight at the 25000 mile service it's good to be Vindicated with the ride it like you stole it breaking method Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted November 21, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted November 21, 2018 Interesting. I was curious why motorcycle manufacturers still recommend break-in periods but not cars. My wife just bouya new Hyundai and it came with zero break-in instructions. They don't even spec the first oil change until 7500 miles. Yet they warrant the power train for 100,000 miles so they must have done testing and found this is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhiteWhino Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 What do you guys think about warm up times? I don't consider riding before the oil temp hits 50 and even then I know I'll sit at the traffic light 2 streets down to get up to full temp. Most car drivers turn the ignition seconds before they are away. Then again most car drivers don't feel the same about their vehicles as bikers do but the engines seem more resilient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted March 30, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted March 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, RhiteWhino said: What do you guys think about warm up times? I don't consider riding before the oil temp hits 50 and even then I know I'll sit at the traffic light 2 streets down to get up to full temp. Most car drivers turn the ignition seconds before they are away. Then again most car drivers don't feel the same about their vehicles as bikers do but the engines seem more resilient. I start mine and let it run while I am getting my jacket, earplugs, helmet and gloves on. By that time, the display is showing an actual coolant temperature. 5 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmev Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, RhiteWhino said: What do you guys think about warm up times? I don't consider riding before the oil temp hits 50 and even then I know I'll sit at the traffic light 2 streets down to get up to full temp. Most car drivers turn the ignition seconds before they are away. Then again most car drivers don't feel the same about their vehicles as bikers do but the engines seem more resilient. As long as you're not hitting wide open throttle immediately after staring you're probably OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 50 minutes ago, betoney said: I start mine and let it run while I am getting my jacket, earplugs, helmet and gloves on. By that time, the display is showing an actual coolant temperature. This is my method as well. 4 '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getpetey Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 3/29/2019 at 8:44 PM, betoney said: I start mine and let it run while I am getting my jacket, earplugs, helmet and gloves on. By that time, the display is showing an actual coolant temperature. Yup, me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 3/29/2019 at 7:44 PM, betoney said: I start mine and let it run while I am getting my jacket, earplugs, helmet and gloves on. By that time, the display is showing an actual coolant temperature. Mine as well '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 3/29/2019 at 7:56 PM, kmev said: As long as you're not hitting wide open throttle immediately after staring you're probably OK. I probably give mine a minute at idle to get the oil flowing, and then I ride it easy for the first few minutes. After that, I don’t do WOT or redline until it’s up to temp, but I also don’t ride it like I’m afraid it’s going to come apart either. The biggest difference between our engines and car engines is that ours are built for higher RPMs. Idling a modern engine until it reaches full operating temperature is completely unnecessary unless you are the type that needs to leave your driveway like you’re exiting pit lane after a green light pit stop. Warm ups on older engines are necessary because carburetors and cylinders heads need to be warmed enough to support good fuel vaporization. Also, air cooled engines and older water cooled engines warm up differently, and less efficiently, than modern water cooled engines. Old enough to know better, but young enough to do it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrot722 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 3/29/2019 at 8:44 PM, betoney said: I start mine and let it run while I am getting my jacket, earplugs, helmet and gloves on. By that time, the display is showing an actual coolant temperature. Sane here, 1970 DT-250 / 1972 250MX / 1973 360MX / 1974 250MX & 1974 CZ 400 Red Frame & SC 500 / 1978 YZ 250 / 1979 YZ250 / (2) 1980 YZ 250 / 1986 YZ 490 / 1989 YZ250 WR / 1994 YZ 250 / (2) 2002 YZ 426 / 2007 YZ 450 / 2007 DR 650, 2015 FJ 09 / 2020 YZ 250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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