How not to clean your chain *Warning Graphic*

**hancadam** · 10-03-2009, 09:46 AM

Do not open this link if blood/gore bothers you. This is not work safe.

That being said this guy learned a valuable lesson the hard way. Never clean a bike chain while the engine is running. I thought it was worth sharing.

This Forum is becoming known for viral threads. They had one not to long ago where a kid put 3 NOS drinks in his fuel tank thinking it was additive.

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242261

I know this post is borderline so I checked before posting. If it needs to be removed go for it.

**brapp** · 10-03-2009, 10:02 AM

ewwww that bad

**TravEX** · 10-03-2009, 10:03 AM

Ouch!!!!!

**RedRider_AK** · 10-03-2009, 10:21 AM

I saw that one a while ago on Kawi forums, I think... that thread is making the rounds on the internet

Pretty crappy for the guy, though. I think I'll call that "pulling a Tony", after the guitarist of Black Sabbath Tony Iommi...

**jeswinehart** · 10-03-2009, 11:18 AM

But the first reply from ks503 has me laughing my butt off !

john

**MonroeMike** · 10-03-2009, 11:34 AM

That sucks.

**mohadib** · 10-03-2009, 11:49 AM

wow, what a dumb ass. i dont care how unexperienced you are, putting your hand on a moving chain is just retarded.

**edog** · 10-03-2009, 11:54 AM

It's along way from his heart!!!j/k

That sucks big time.

**hondawasaki** · 10-03-2009, 12:28 PM

Dude I just about ralphed, I have a weak stomach, and that is crazy gross.

**tanks350x** · 10-03-2009, 12:35 PM

That's pretty nasty stuff right there!.. Like he said, good thing he's left handed

**harryredtrike** · 10-03-2009, 01:03 PM

mmmmmm delicious

**Dirtcrasher** · 10-03-2009, 01:17 PM

When I was an industrial mechanic we had bought some new box machines, almost half a mill each. So, they wanted them "spotless".

The place was family owned "Rich's" and they were all dicks.

They told the Guatemalan girls to "CLEAN THEM!!" and this one was drop dead gorgeous! She was using a rag BEHIND a chain and CYA went some fingers, right around the chain. I could not believe where she had been cleaning.....

I got there and a finger was on the back of the sprocket (machine sprockets are solid...) and it was just stuck in the grease and spinning with the machine. Horrific to see.

Another lady had her fingers CRUSHED and I mean CRUSHED, down to about .030 of meat.....

Then there was the guy whose skin all got tore off of his hand and the guy who was decapitated........ never mind.

I got lucky, 11 years of very dangerous situations and I had just a few small injuries. Dirt bikes hurt me much much worse

**tanks350x** · 10-03-2009, 01:53 PM

I'm soooo glad that the POLAR MOHR paper cutting presses that I ran in my 20's had all OHSHA safety features(electric eyes) working... The mere weight of the blades would cut your fingers clean off!!!!

**hancadam** · 10-03-2009, 02:08 PM

I drilled just over an inch into my hand about a month ago, stopped at the bone but didn't damage it. Right in the meaty part between your thumb and index finder and that hurt like hell the next morning. I couldn't imagine what this felt like the next day. I have found that serious injuries normally don't hurt bad at first, but the next day is a SOB.

**edog** · 10-03-2009, 02:25 PM

I almost cut my middle finger off in a recliner when I was 18. And to boot it was on Friday the 13th.

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