OMFG, this has to be 1 of the most F'd up things I've seen...DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT CLEAN YOUR CHAIN WITH THE BIKE RUNNING....Matter of fact make sure the keys arent even in the ignition...This brain surgeon had to learn the hard way..Here take a look for your self.. VERY GRAPHIC!!!!!!!
http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242261 :eek:

I was reading about that yesterday, One thing I noticed, is that he had been doing it like that for years, never realizing there was any danger in it, until his luck ran out.

another risk is long hair getting caught in a running chain and pulled into the sprocket - saw it in a horror movie once, but could happen in real life too

I felt so sorry for that guy. Talk about learning the hard way.

OUCH! Seems to at least be taking it well enough to post on a forum... I'll definitely add that to my list of things to never ever do...although to be honest I don't think I would have done it even without the story and pictures.

Wow. I couldn't even look at the pics. It does pay to have understanding people you can go to for advice on things like that.

thats how i lube my MX chains but on those im not worried about overspray and i stay a long way back.

OUCH! Seems to at least be taking it well enough to post on a forum... I'll definitely add that to my list of things to never ever do...although to be honest I don't think I would have done it even without the story and pictures.

I'm surprised he was able to be calm enough to take pics before he made it to the hospital..

My fingers hurt just lookin at that mess :puke:

Makes one want to be in medicine :rolleyes:

im afraid to click the link.... i did... i dont want lunch anymore

Wow, now I don't feel so bad about my finger injury. At least its still there (didn't think it would be though).

Saw a lot of injuries like that when sailors are in a hurry to pick up their anchor and get their fingers caught in a chain gypsy. Actually saw a guy sever a finger lubing a bicycle chain. Chains and fingers do not get along well. When cleaning/lubing your MC chain--Never use a rag--always a paper towel. We are talking about the bike being on a rear jack and you are turning the wheel to move the chain. A rag can pull your fingers into the sprocket real quick---a paper towel will shear. I don`t think the chap in the pictures will be playing a guitar for a while. Had to hurt.

i always lube my chain with turning the rear wheel by hand spinning, with the chain going towards the front sprocket, that way my hand gets a knuckle buster on the kickstand area... and NOT caught in the rear sprocket! :(

ouch - im too ghetto to even have a rear stand so its impossible to get my fingers stuck :thumbup: (i just clean / lube one section at a time)

i always lube my chain with turning the rear wheel by hand spinning, with the chain going towards the front sprocket, that way my hand gets a knuckle buster on the kickstand area... and NOT caught in the rear sprocket! :(

Same here...
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ouch - im too ghetto to even have a rear stand so its impossible to get my fingers stuck :thumbup: (i just clean / lube one section at a time)

Same here. It pays to be cheap sometimes :)

Same here. It pays to be cheap sometimes :)

Yeah me too. Clean and lube about 12" of chain, roll bike about a foot, repeat, repeat, repeat.......

It really is a good thing that he posted this, even if it reminds all of us to be careful when working on any type of machinery. And even better if it saves some poor chap from trying to save some time and clean his chain that way.

I give the guy props for being a man about it and sharing with others.

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I'd recommend the OP edit his post to make it very clear just how graphic the photos are.

I've got a strong stomach - but damn, you should have warned me I was going to see the guy's fingers torn off!

Good thing he admitted being an idiot, because that is absolutely the dumbest thing I have seen in a while. What part about keeping your hands away from moving machinery does this guy not understand? Starting a bike on a rear stand is stupid enough, but to actually put your hands anywhere near the sprocket & chain while it's in gear takes the friggin' cake. He's lucky he only lost the tips of his fingers.

I had the chain on my garage door get stuck in the pulley . I climbed up the latter to look at it . When i touched it it let go . How lucky was I? When I came to I ONLY lost the finger nail on my right hand and had a thin red line across my right eye. where the end of the chain hit me in the face.

I'm really hungry all of a sudden....

:faint2: wow

I'm shocked he took pic's before going to the hospital too .. it's too bad for this guy .. sometimes people don't think ahead and its a shame . I feel bad for him .

Just looking at those pictures makes me cringe.

I'm really hungry all of a sudden....

:rofl:

That thread goes on and on for like 14 pages, and most of it is insults to the OP's intelligence.

What was the end result..? Did they manage to salvage the fingertips?

That thread goes on and on for like 14 pages, and most of it is insults to the OP's intelligence.

What was the end result..? Did they manage to salvage the fingertips?

yeah, theres pictures of his fingers back on in the first few pages iirc.

He's missing 3 of his fingertips....

i will always remember that now when i clean my chain. sucks for that guy.

holy ****...that looks gross as hell

That was very graphic but thank you for posting. I do not clean my chain like that but it was a good reminder to me why I don't do it like that.

I really admire that guy for posting up - especially on THAT forum! Sucks for him, but hopefully others will learn from it. I always knew conceptually what might happen, but to see it really makes it more serious!

ha seriously gixxer.com is a funny/weird site.