Warming up tires on the street?

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

On the Street?
No

If the tires are cold, then the engine is cold and if the engine is cold...I'm a little cold.

Revs are down, speed is down and I'm not hustling around every corner while warmup is going on. Nothing special needs to be done, just ride casual for about 5-10 minutes.

Or.... you can warm your engine to temp in the garage, do some stretches/jumping jacks and zig zag your bike for a second to warm, clean or scuff your tires before hitting the twisties...

[fnfalman]

All that zigging and zagging are bullshit on a bike. If you've ridden the bike for 30minutes or so, the tires will be plenty warm.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

All that zigging and zagging are bullshit on a bike. If you've ridden the bike for 30minutes or so, the tires will be plenty warm.

30 minutes? I give them about 3 or 4 miles then give 'em the berries.

[marko138]

Just go easy for the first few miles. And T-rock is right.

[the chi]

I zig zag a bit, not so much to warm the tires, but like Tig said, to knock or scrub off any hanging on debris...out here in FL, theres alot of sand, even in the non beachy areas, and some of the back roads have dirt and mud driveways, riding in formation on the edge closest to that, you pick up some crap...and its a mental thing for me too I guess...if I do it comfortably and loosely, I know Im ready to have a little fun, if Im all jerky and rough, that tells me my head isnt in the game and I need to warm myself up a bit.