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I live in NYC and it is starting to get really cold. I have the bike underneath a canopy, so it is safe from snow and rain, but the cold will get to it. I still like to ride when it isn't snowing, raining, or salty, even just for a little.
But since I don't want to let the bike sit too long idle and can't really ride it anytime I want, I was wondering if I could start the bike and have it idle for about 5 - 10 minutes every few days or so, maybe once a week. I usually put on the choke to start it, but then I let it out as soon as I can little by little. It'll still take about 3 - 5 minutes before I can let the choke out all the way without stalling the bike. But then the rest of the time I would just let it idle without the choke. Is there any problem in doing that? I've read some places that said this code overheat your bike because bikes were made to be air-aspirated, but it's so cold, I can't imagine the bike overheating even at a standstill right now.
But since I don't want to let the bike sit too long idle and can't really ride it anytime I want, I was wondering if I could start the bike and have it idle for about 5 - 10 minutes every few days or so, maybe once a week. I usually put on the choke to start it, but then I let it out as soon as I can little by little. It'll still take about 3 - 5 minutes before I can let the choke out all the way without stalling the bike. But then the rest of the time I would just let it idle without the choke. Is there any problem in doing that? I've read some places that said this code overheat your bike because bikes were made to be air-aspirated, but it's so cold, I can't imagine the bike overheating even at a standstill right now.