Idle Auto-Shut Off ?


todd311

New Member
How long should the bike run just idling? Mine runs for a while then shuts down. I took into Yamaha and they stated that is normal and that there is an auto-shut off at 20 mins or so. Have any of you experienced this?

Thanks,

Todd
 

gearhead

New Member
I recall there is something in the owners manual that confirms the 20 minute idle shut-off. I don't have the manual in front of me otherwise I could give you the page number.
 

FitZ6R

Member
Yup, it's in the manual, page 6-1. But why do you leave your bike idling for 20 min?? :confused:
 

cbzdel

New Member
I let mine idel for extended warm-ups when its really cold. I waited 15 minutes once and the bike was only at 153 degrees! Granted it was in the teens.

I let it warm up because when you are riding in sub freezing temps shifting becomes very rough unless the bike has been warmed up.
 

JonKerr

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todd311

New Member
i just had not ridden my bike in a few days....but when it died...it made me think something was possibly wrong...

thanks for the replies..

todd
 

99vengeur

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Staff member
In cold temps, you really only need to let it idle until the temp no longer reads "LOW". So for me, at around 112 degrees F, the bike no longer reads "LOW" and it's good to go. Anything beyond that is really just a waste of gas and time. Once you start riding, the engine will warm pretty quickly to operating temps.
 

Roaddawg

New Member
In cold temps, you really only need to let it idle until the temp no longer reads "LOW". So for me, at around 112 degrees F, the bike no longer reads "LOW" and it's good to go. Anything beyond that is really just a waste of gas and time. Once you start riding, the engine will warm pretty quickly to operating temps.
+1. I start mine before I put on my balaclava, helmet, and gloves and do a quick walk-around . By the time I'm ready to go, the bikes around 120F (on a 30F morning). By the time I get to the freeway (1 mile), it's more than warmed up.
 

pdk racing

New Member
my 09 did this today. I left it igling for 20 minutes. I was talking to a hot girl at work bike just shut off. fans were on engine was at 218.
 

aragon1301

New Member
How long should the bike run just idling? Mine runs for a while then shuts down. I took into Yamaha and they stated that is normal and that there is an auto-shut off at 20 mins or so. Have any of you experienced this?

Thanks,

Todd
Hey guys, i have a 2017 FZ6R and i just experiance this 3 days ago and to day on Feb. 3rd 2021, i time it again and it shut off exactly at 20 minutes,.. at first i was like what the hell, i guess that is a good thing.
 


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