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Originally Posted by kawboyCAFE
no its not. and i should know, i've been a mechanic my whole life. whoever told you this was a bad thing to do, they are obviously not mechanically inclined. what was it that was suppose to happen if you did this? i am really interested what kind of crap someone told you.
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Suzuki DR200 Owners manual says
"CAUTION
Running the engine too long without riding may cause the engine to overheat. Overheating can result in damage to internal engine components and discoloration of exhaust pipes.
Shut the engine off if you cannot bigin your ride promptly."
Suzuki GS500E Owners Manual says nothing about warming up the engine it discribs how to use the chocke
Kawasaki KLR60 Owners Manual says
"CAUTION
Do not let engine Idle for more than five minutes, or engine overheating and damage may occur."
Then dicribes use of chocke...
Yamaha WR250RXL Owners manual Says
"CAUTION
For maximum engine life, always warm engine up before starting off. Never accelerate hard when engine is cold!"
My Toyota Owners Manual Says
" Engine should be warmed up by driving, not idleing."
It is clear that almost all engine manufactures recomend minimum idleing; which is only long enough to insure that lubrication is adequit, which is less than 30 seconds!
