ages to warm up

[lee8040]

my bandit 600 takes ages to warm up i look it in a garage with 2 covers on so it is sheltered from the cold, when i start it up it takes ages for it to sit idleing fine. if i sat there for it to warm up id be there for hours so i ride it cautiusly until it warms up, it takes a good few miles for it to idle around the 1100rpm mark.



is this normal on carbed bikes?

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

It's better for the bike to just start it and ride off anyway. A bike doesn't get properly warm idling.

Aren't you using the choke? Some bikes need it more than others.
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[TheDonUK]

My old bandit 600 dident take very long to get warm, Often dident need choke to start it.

1100rpm sounds a bit low, could your idle speed be set to low? i seem to remember around 2k, but i could be wrong. As Ham says, start it up, ride off and take it easy for the first 5-10 mins, gradually decreasing the amount (if any) of choke you are using.

[boredatwork]

[lee8040]

ill up the idle


i do ride striaght off, but it trys to die at the lights so i have to use choke until it warms up

[MaybeGuy]

1100rpm??
that sounds about right, if not high to me!

i've got the SRAD idling at about 8-900rpm with no problems.
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Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Owners handbook for the Bandit says to have the idle set to 1100~1300 rpm. So it is on the low side of OK.

Tended to find the Bandits warm up pretty quickly. When standard my 1200 would need the choke to start but would stall at the first proper junction from my house if the choke was still on (~300 yards).

All the best

Keith
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[Aikman666]

I began typing this but I have a strange incling that bandits could be air cooled. But im not a big fan so I wouldent know.

IF it IS water cooled, make sure that your thermo hasnt jammed open, this would mean your cooling system was running full pelt constantly stopping it from warming properly
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[Kickstart]

[Aikman666]

Thanks Keith, knew I was probably barking up the wrong tree there
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[boredatwork]

thanks keith - although our definitons of something simple vary wildly!

i need to give it a good general service - im toying with doing the valves as part of this (ive done it on my cg..)

balancing carbs i think i'll leave to a proffessional!
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[Kickstart]

Hi

If you have vacuum gauges then balancing the carbs is a doddle. Far easier and quicker than doing the valves.

All the best

Keith
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Dom_]

I never bothered warming my 400, started it, put lid and gloves on. Off i go, straight to the redline. Didnt have any problems. Probably not advisable though.

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