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It's generally bad practice to ride with the choke on. When the mixture is much richer a lot more unburnt petrol gets past the piston rings and into the oil which causes a bit more wear. The other issue is poor running and stuttering which can cause a problem on the first turn of the morning i.e. bike dies a little while cornering and you grab a handful to stand it up only for it to spring to life and give you much more than you wanted.
Having said that when you know the bike you get used to the warm up times/behaviour. If you find yourself wondering why the throttle response is lagging and it idles badly you've probably left the choke on.