I'm originally from N.Y., the Hudson Valley area, so I know what cold is and that most of you out there have put your baby to sleep for a long winter ahead. I now live in FL. and down here our best of the riding season is now just beginning. Tomorrow morning I'm riding with a new friend whom has a 03 FJR1300. The temp. at takeoff will be 47/48 degrees. That's cold for these parts. Here's my question. Assuming you have the correct factory reccomended oil in your engine at the ambient temps. your riding in, how long in terms of miles do you need to ride at a low rpm before the engine is at proper coolant and oil temp. The lack of a temp. gauge on the GTS has always been a sore spot for me, as it is the only liquid cooled motorcycle I have ever owned without one. I keep telling myself that a temp. guage will replace the gas guage some day, but have never got around to it. At what rpm is safe to ride a cold engine after start up? Should revs be kept below 4-3000rpms while riding initially for how many miles before high rpms can be used? The reason I ask is that our ride starts out on the interstate for 26 miles before we exit for country roads. The problem is traffic on the interstate is moving 70-80mph and to go slower is hazardess. Am I harming the engine at 4,500-5,500 rpms just to keep up with traffic when engine is cold. Again without a temp. gauge, it's hard to figure when your engine is warm enough to run at high rpms. Has anyone else on the list thought of this potential problem, or am I just overly concerned about premature wear on the engine at cold start up temps? Thanks for your time. -Pete
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