I did not graduate college, and i do a manual labor job, so I cant put a number on how smart I am, but i think that in THEORY weaving should warm up the tires. here is my thought:

Weaving is the process of going left to right, changing the direction of the bike from left to right. That changing of direction is caused by the friction of the tires meeting the pavement by the angle they are at relative to the speed you are going (with weight also a factor (gravity pulling down)). As we learned in middle school science class: friction = heat.

Think of it this way. You have a bench grinder in your garage. You put a pizza cutter wheel thingy on it to make the pizza cutter wheel thingy to spin really fast. Then turn that pizza cutter wheel thingy slightly side to side... whats gonna happen? Sparks, which equals heat, because you changed the angle of attack on that pizza cutter wheel thingy (you weaving side to side on the bike).

 

The problem with your example is that you're not really creating any more friction doing low speed weaving than you are going in a straight line. Once you get the tires warmed (however you do it) and start building speed in the corners THEN the friction factor really kicks in. But for initial warm-up acceleration and braking are the quickest way to warm up your tires.

Weaving still looks cool though

 

well straight line driving the only friction on the tires is gravity pulling you downwards as you're trying to move forwards. i believe that going side to side changing direction has a more dramatic effect than straight line (given a set amount of time if you were to compare the temp difference between the two). i agree with you that acceleration and braking also warm them up.

but, real world scenarios: are you really going to pull out of your driveway and start laying knee a mile down the road? i live in the city, as do alot of people... and even people in the flats... you got to travel to a spot to lay knee lol. so a couple miles down the road, and your tires are gonna be good to go. be it weaving or straight line

 

Hell no ... I ride a Nightrod now

And I agree with the logic but the dudes in lab coats did the tests and from everything I've read there's less than a couple degrees difference in riding straight and doing the weave.

 

Bump... I like drama :P