New way to clean your chain

**jcbell1007** · 03-29-09, 11:40 PM

Or not. found this link browsing BoRN. I never thought someone would clean a chain with the engine running and spinning the rear. Its graphic so if you're squemish, don't click.

http://www.socalmoto.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2629

sounds like lesson learned.

**obsolete** · 03-29-09, 11:47 PM

People actually do that?!?!

Wow, glad I never even thought of that as a remotely good idea.

**apollomx681** · 03-29-09, 11:56 PM

i know a kid that did the same thing.. sucks .. that must hurt like a bitch

**#1 masshole** · 03-30-09, 12:01 AM

wow, that's nasty!
Says he didn't fell anything when it happened but damn.

**Dieseldan** · 03-30-09, 12:05 AM

wow that is dumb

**KillBill** · 03-30-09, 05:13 AM

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Darwin contender.

**OreoGaborio** · 03-30-09, 06:23 AM

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The kid I sold my zx to did that... Just nipped off the tip of his index finger. I've cleaned the chain w/ the bike runing... Ya just gotta know there's a ''safe'' way and a stupid way. The ''safe'' way (and I'm using quotes cuz it's still not all that smart) doesn't involve grabbing the chain before it reaches the rear sprocket.

**Ericthejet** · 03-30-09, 06:23 AM

Holy crap!

**dhuze** · 03-30-09, 06:49 AM

I am amazed everytime I hear this that people even think of it. How hard is it to actually turn a wheel with your hand?

**Degsy** · 03-30-09, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by dhuze

I am amazed everytime I hear this that people even think of it. How hard is it to actually turn a wheel with your hand?

he's a dipshit for doing that.

**Fitz** · 03-30-09, 06:56 AM

Fock that looks like it hurt.

Fitz

**Kurlon** · 03-30-09, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by #1 masshole

wow, that's nasty!
Says he didn't fell anything when it happened but damn.

When I crashed in April, I didn't realize I had done anything to my hand till I looked at the remains of my glove... Didn't hurt, but shock set in pretty quick. (Yeah, I'll be ok to walk back to my pit, it's just across the fence... let me just rest a second... let me just rest a couple more... you know, that ambulance ride sounds like a lovely idea, I'm just going to slowly sit down now while I wait for it.) Didn't start hurting till about 30 mins in on the way to Concord ER... Hurt like HELL then.

Fortunately I had a friend handy who distracted me with centerfolds while waiting for the meds to kick in.

**palanon** · 03-30-09, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by Kurlon

When I crashed in April, I didn't realize I had done anything to my hand till I looked at the remains of my glove... Didn't hurt, but shock set in pretty quick. (Yeah, I'll be ok to walk back to my pit, it's just across the fence... let me just rest a second... let me just rest a couple more... you know, that ambulance ride sounds like a lovely idea, I'm just going to slowly sit down now while I wait for it.) Didn't start hurting till about 30 mins in on the way to Concord ER... Hurt like HELL then.

Fortunately I had a friend handy who distracted me with centerfolds while waiting for the meds to kick in.

Was that in turn #2?

**Kurlon** · 03-30-09, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by palanon

Was that in turn #2?

That was the one.

**RandyO** · 03-30-09, 03:14 PM

A radial arm saw does a cleaner job. in my case they were able to reattach my severed digits, only shortened by the thickness of the dado blade

**Omahastylin16** · 03-30-09, 04:02 PM

mmm nice, i shaved about a quarter inch off of my thumb with a joiner a few years ago, unfortunately when you get yourself with a joiner there isnt anything left to reattach

**Fitz** · 03-30-09, 04:05 PM

The Mrs. works at the Elliot Hospital in manchvegas... guess this is more common than I had originally thought.

Fitz

**Omahastylin16** · 03-30-09, 04:08 PM

i do this when the chain is real gunked up, but i also only run the brush on the end of the chain above the rear sprocket lol

R7 · 03-30-09, 04:16 PM

I never clean the chain while running, to many things "could" happen no matter how safe you think you're doing it. I do usually lube the chain while the bike is on the stand and running in 1st though to put on a nice even coating.

**BluGixxer** · 03-30-09, 04:42 PM

Keeping it positive..

20% less time to cut your fingernails..
never forgetting what raw hamburger looks like..
Thanking yourself for not useing your penis this time...
Having others look up to you for being such a great teacher...
Of what NOT to do ...
Seriosly , Iv'e done some stupid things before ..But WTF.!!!!
useing your fingers to clean in between the chain and sprocket

PRICELESS ..!!!!

**SP GSX-R** · 03-30-09, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by KillBill

Darwin contender.

true that

**palanon** · 03-30-09, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by Kurlon

That was the one.

HA! I was one of your friendly neigborhood CW's for that visit.

Those were some bad gloves. I couldn't believe how that glove just fell apart!

**Nate Dawg** · 03-30-09, 05:43 PM

I nicked myself shaving the other day. Good thing I only have to shave twice a month.

**butcher bergs** · 03-30-09, 05:47 PM

In light of "keeping it positive":

You dumb bastard.

**Honclfibr** · 03-30-09, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

I've cleaned the chain w/ the bike runing... Ya just gotta know there's a ''safe'' way and a stupid way. The ''safe'' way involves shutting the bike off, why the hell would you ever need to clean your chain with the bike running?

fixed.

New way to clean your chain

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