warmup

Hi All, I'm brand new to the page and recently "scored" an 02 FC470. Took it for a rip today and it died after about 20 minutes of trail riding. It was like the gas was instantly shut off. I started pushing it back to the truck as I was about 10 or so miles in luckily its all down hill on the...

I note that this is mentioned in a few threads recently and I thought a few more opinions might interesting. I like to get it started and ride it gently as soon as it can be ridden. Extended idle time I believe promotes engine wear as no work is being done and it takes longer to warm up than...