How NOT to clean your chain. **GRAPHIC PICS***

dirt_dobber · 10-01-2009

saw this on another mssg board......WOW!

How NOT to clean your chain. **GRAPHIC PICS***

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buschboy · 10-01-2009

That kinda thing happens. Brain fart. I hope I don't have one some day. I have had them, just not that bad.

*trikebubble* · 10-01-2009

Some things you just cannot unsee. Ouch.

pat0021 · 10-01-2009

Back when I had a chain. I never even thought to work on it running. But then again I work on machine for a living so maybe that was why? Hope it turns out ok for him!

*trikebubble* · 10-01-2009

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Originally Posted by pat0021

Back when I had a chain. I never even thought to work on it running. But then again I work on machine for a living so maybe that was why? Hope it turns out ok for him!

Easy for you to say......what if he loves to bowl?

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

pat0021 · 10-01-2009

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Originally Posted by trikebubble

Easy for you to say......what if he loves to bowl?

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Ok. Call me dumb. I am missing the joke???

dsmack · 10-01-2009

As he mentioned, it could have been even worse. It was his right hand that was injured, and fortunately, he is left handed.

I feel sorry for the dude... I still have all my digits, but it is probably as much through luck than being overly smart!

Ride (and work) safely!
Don

Jake '53 · 10-01-2009

Definitely not the way to clean a chain. Learned to keep my fingers away from powered rotating machinery after an incident with a lawnmower that only left non-standard features in my fingerprints

Vulcan900 · 10-01-2009

Dude!!! I can't even go back and count how many finger tips were gone!!! Count my lucky digits nothing like that has ever happened to me.

brown recluse · 10-01-2009

That is the second thread I've read recently about people getting hurt lubing their chain with the motor running. Hard way to learn a lesson.

(Did anyone continue reading the thread? One of their other members poured energy drink in his gas tank. Backing away slowly from the Gixxers....)

Jake '53 · 10-01-2009

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Originally Posted by brown recluse

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(Did anyone continue reading the thread? One of their other members poured energy drink in his gas tank. Backing away slowly from the Gixxers....)

I couldn't get to the bottom of the pictures,

cjp91068 · 10-01-2009

I got a case of the stupids one time involving an x-acto knife. Luckily I only severed an artery in one place and nicked it in another and severed one tendon.... All healed now with very minor permanent damage and a scar on my wrist to talk about.

Hot Cruiser · 10-01-2009

As a kid, one great mentor was maintenance director at Bethlehem Steel. He said to never get my hands near a running chain. Years later I decided to try lubing the chain on one of my bikes while it was on the center stand and with the chain moving - got the lube squirt tip near it and saw that doing it would be stupid since the lube would fly off and get all over me, but I never got my hand itself close to the running chain. Now, seeing that photo reminds me that I was nearly stupid on two counts since accidents happen unexpectedly!

sheldonbourgeoi · 10-01-2009

I was simply spinning the back tire on the GPz by hand to clean it, and the rag got caught and pulled in my index finger. Drove the rear sprocket tooth right up through my fingernail.

I can see how this could have happened. Dumb **** just seems to happen at the best time. Buddy was pretty good about it all though, and won't make that mistake again.

If you have a drive chain on your bike, at somepoint you've shed blood on it.

brown recluse · 10-01-2009

That is some special kind of pain. There are tons of nerves in your digits. I have done some pretty dumb/painful things similar. Haven't lost any body parts though.

W-P Bill · 10-01-2009

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Originally Posted by sheldonbourgeoi

If you have a drive chain on your bike, at somepoint you've shed blood on it.

That is a true statement.

northernman · 10-01-2009

Stuff happens fast.....Too fast sometimes..........I am missing the end of a finger due to a milliseconds lack of concentration to.

THRILLA · 10-02-2009

The very reason I have never used a table saw.

CTRider · 10-02-2009

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Originally Posted by THRILLA

The very reason I have never used a table saw.

My high school band director lost the tip of his middle finger on his right hand to a table saw. The worst problem afterward was that he plays the saxophone and couldn't reach one of the keys.

He actually has a prosthetic fingertip not only for looks, but so he can play. You really can't tell unless he points it out (no pun intended). He jokes that, in traffic, no one can tell the difference...

insolentminx · 10-02-2009

ouch!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by brown recluse

(Did anyone continue reading the thread? One of their other members poured energy drink in his gas tank. Backing away slowly from the Gixxers....)

i've seen that energy drink one before.
Someone thought an energy drink called NOS was the same as a fuel additive also called NOS....

I think it's just typical of the stupid people who buy motorbikes and expect them to be easy to fix... or simply just not having any common sense.

i saw a Mustang forum where a idiot guy was changing the oil himself and saw it was coming out dirty, so he flushed the dirty oil out with the garden hose...... topped it back up with clean oil once all the dirty stuff was flushed and went for a drive to lube the engine..... of course it died pretty rapidly.

a nice quick way to destroy your new Mustang's engine.

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dirt_dobber Long time Rider BTK Beginner Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bee Cave, TX Posts: 40	How NOT to clean your chain. GRAPHIC PICS* saw this on another mssg board......WOW! How NOT to clean your chain. GRAPHIC PICS* ***LEAVE NOW IF YOU WILL BE OFFENDED BY GRAPHIC PICS* How NOT to clean your chain. GRAPHIC PICS*** : Suzuki GSX-R Motorcycle Forums: Gixxer.com __________________ 99 Vulcan Classic 1500 Cobra long shots . http://www.AustinBibleChurch.com

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buschboy Work Sucks Lets Ride BTK Expert Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South east kansas Posts: 3,126	That kinda thing happens. Brain fart. I hope I don't have one some day. I have had them, just not that bad. __________________ 1600 Vulcan Nomad

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trikebubble Slow Guy on a Fast Bike Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Okanagan Falls, BC Posts: 22,636	Some things you just cannot unsee. Ouch. __________________ 08 Midnite Sapphire Blue ZX-14

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pat0021 IBA#34418 Forum Supporter Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ashland, Oh Posts: 3,866	Back when I had a chain. I never even thought to work on it running. But then again I work on machine for a living so maybe that was why? Hope it turns out ok for him! __________________ If you like your freedom thank a Vet! U.S. Navy Vet 2006 VN900LT

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dsmack Living Large-down from XL Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 407	As he mentioned, it could have been even worse. It was his right hand that was injured, and fortunately, he is left handed. I feel sorry for the dude... I still have all my digits, but it is probably as much through luck than being overly smart! Ride (and work) safely! Don __________________ *Living the Dream, One Day at a Time...* 91 Kawa Zephyr 750 06 Yammy FJR 1300

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Jake '53 Forum Supporter Forum Supporter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 4,118	Definitely not the way to clean a chain. Learned to keep my fingers away from powered rotating machinery after an incident with a lawnmower that only left non-standard features in my fingerprints __________________ "Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?" - Gimli

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Vulcan900 Vee-Too-Kay BTK Expert Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,548	Dude!!! I can't even go back and count how many finger tips were gone!!! Count my lucky digits nothing like that has ever happened to me. __________________ 2006 VN2000 LT - Fire Breathing Dragon 2006 VN900 Classic - Mellow Kitten

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brown recluse Vulcan 500 Rider BTK Intermediate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South East US. Posts: 153	That is the second thread I've read recently about people getting hurt lubing their chain with the motor running. Hard way to learn a lesson. (Did anyone continue reading the thread? One of their other members poured energy drink in his gas tank. Backing away slowly from the Gixxers....)

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cjp91068 Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst BTK Expert Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chelsea, MA Posts: 1,704	I got a case of the stupids one time involving an x-acto knife. Luckily I only severed an artery in one place and nicked it in another and severed one tendon.... All healed now with very minor permanent damage and a scar on my wrist to talk about. __________________ Chris 2008 Triumph Daytona 675 If I give you a cookie, will you go away?

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Hot Cruiser Politicians' Nightmare BTK Expert Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Coastal Oregon Posts: 977	As a kid, one great mentor was maintenance director at Bethlehem Steel. He said to never get my hands near a running chain. Years later I decided to try lubing the chain on one of my bikes while it was on the center stand and with the chain moving - got the lube squirt tip near it and saw that doing it would be stupid since the lube would fly off and get all over me, but I never got my hand itself close to the running chain. Now, seeing that photo reminds me that I was nearly stupid on two counts since accidents happen unexpectedly! __________________ Jim '07 Vulcan 900 Classic LT Jesus is Lord

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sheldonbourgeoi Biker Chef BTK Intermediate Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Passage, N.S. Posts: 184	I was simply spinning the back tire on the GPz by hand to clean it, and the rag got caught and pulled in my index finger. Drove the rear sprocket tooth right up through my fingernail. I can see how this could have happened. Dumb **** just seems to happen at the best time. Buddy was pretty good about it all though, and won't make that mistake again. If you have a drive chain on your bike, at somepoint you've shed blood on it. __________________ 1984 GPz 750

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brown recluse Vulcan 500 Rider BTK Intermediate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South East US. Posts: 153	That is some special kind of pain. There are tons of nerves in your digits. I have done some pretty dumb/painful things similar. Haven't lost any body parts though.

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northernman My hat is made of tinfoil BTK Expert Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: BC Canada...Gods chosen land Posts: 13,343	Stuff happens fast.....Too fast sometimes..........I am missing the end of a finger due to a milliseconds lack of concentration to. __________________ Hug a person that needs one, not some damn tree you fool.

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THRILLA Retired High Miler Forum Supporter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: vancouver bc Posts: 1,165	The very reason I have never used a table saw. __________________ "The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called yourself." Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

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