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I like bikes. A lot. But give me a tight girl anyday.

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Geeze, talk about give the kid a hard time, I'm starting to feel like I'm on the flight line again. Remote starting his bike, logical reason, Letting the engine warm up on a cold day, (assuming he wants to ride in cold weather, I do, but i can't speak for everyone) I was taught how to ride by the old school of thought, Letting the engine warm up, lubricated, saves on wear and tear at higher RPMs, but then again this is comeing from The 22 year old Airman who wants to Turbo his Marauder.

Dystrakti0n wrote:Geeze, talk about give the kid a hard time, I'm starting to feel like I'm on the flight line again. Remote starting his bike, logical reason, Letting the engine warm up on a cold day, (assuming he wants to ride in cold weather, I do, but i can't speak for everyone) I was taught how to ride by the old school of thought, Letting the engine warm up, lubricated, saves on wear and tear at higher RPMs, but then again this is comeing from The 22 year old Airman who wants to Turbo his Marauder.

He's a caricature of a squid. We have to prod him a little bit! As for starting in cold weather, I'm not sure how much you guys ride in the cold, but I commute down to about 25 degrees F and have never thought a remote start would be a good idea. Too little gain for too big a risk. Someone messing with your bike, putting it in gear, or you forgetting, or the bike rolling down a hill since it's in neutral, etc... Not worth the time or money and I brought a bit of anecdotal evidence to show him the non-glamorous side of the issue.

Also, an idling engine takes a long time to warm up. An engine with a load on it, such as moving a motorcycle, will heat up much much faster than an idling engine. Prolonged idling will allow some fuel into the oil, diluting it and thinning it out.

Part of it the negative response is pretty silly... if you are going to the trouble of a remote start on a bike, just use the neutral indicator light circuit as the power for whatever relay in the remote starter is hitting the starter. If the bike is in neutral the remote starter energizes the ignition (which means the lights come up) and, IF the neutral light lights, energizes the starter. There goes 90% of the "that's just not safe" argument.

Alternatively, put actuators on the clutch and brake. When you hit "start" it applies the brake, pops the clutch, and starts the bike. That also does the job of keeping the world safe from a riderless and unattended motorbike ...even better, perhaps, since the stated purpose is to impress girls.

But the desire is even sillier... remote starts are bad... bad for cars, bad for bikes... bad....