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mdr · 07-28-2008, 08:45 AM

Well, let me add that you need to be careful even if the engine ISN'T running. Lets say you're turning the rear wheel by hand and the rag gets caught and pulls your hand into the sprocket. Can get pretty nasty. Ask me how I know...

PS: Didn't lose any digits, but I was lucky. Sortof. Cost me a trip to AMA Superbike race at VIR last year. Maybe this year I'll stay healthy...

bossdoc83 · 07-28-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sasper

Pics are dead

Might seem crazy... but I'd like to see them... anyone?

I'm with ya. Even though I hate looking at gruesome stuff, you just gotta see it.

Now I don't clean the chain with the bike running but I do lube it with it on the centerstand making sure to keep my fingers well away by using the red straw. Maybe after seeing the pics I will have a change of heart......

**lonesoldier84** · 07-28-2008, 11:25 AM

ya cant see pics but i wanted to, added reminder to be careful with stuff.

**reiobard** · 07-28-2008, 11:36 AM

wow, i lube my chain while the bike is idling, but i never touch the chain or wipe anything, the only thing that gets close to the chain is the little plastic straw thingy that directs the chain wax.

bmccrary · 07-31-2008, 05:06 PM

I turn the bike on to rince the chain, and thats about it. I will scrub it like crazy, cover it up suds and then fire it up and rince it while its running. If I am within a foot of the the chain, its off.

-bryan

**codeblue** · 07-31-2008, 05:14 PM

I've never tried lubing my chain with the bike idling before and I don't think I would ever after seeing that. Thanks for the usefull post.

DefyInertia · 07-31-2008, 05:18 PM

For anyone who thinks it's ok to do this so long as you're careful or don't get TOO close, you do realize that no one ever intends on letting this happen, right?

cashcrzzy · 07-31-2008, 08:11 PM

lol
Greg A.

rsw81 · 07-31-2008, 10:09 PM

Way to wake up a year-old thread Steve... Either way, this is a stupid mistake that happens more often than you can imagine. This is the third person in a year that I've heard do this to their hand, one of which I saw in person at the hospital. You'd think the sprocket would make a nice clean cut, but it totally doesn't. This finger tips were mangled to ****, which is why you can't reattach them. A clean cutoff would easily be reattached, no problem.

damnpoor · 07-31-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DefyInertia

For anyone who thinks it's ok to do this so long as you're careful or don't get TOO close, you do realize that no one ever intends on letting this happen, right?

Anyone who works on machinery for a living will tell you that there's a damn good reason we turn off power, unplug the device, put a big warning tag on it all, and only after that's done do we cautiously work on the gears/chains/rollers.

This is the kinda thing were it probably won't happen to you, but in the 1:10000 chance it does you gotta ask whether the consequences are worth it. Missing fingers or save two minutes? I'll take the extra time, thanks.

07-28-2008, 08:45 AM	#11
mdr Junior Member Bike: FZ6 2008 in Blue Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA Posts: 392 Thanks: 54 Thanked 47 Times in 44 Posts Rep Power: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Dont lube the chain with engine running. Well, let me add that you need to be careful even if the engine ISN'T running. Lets say you're turning the rear wheel by hand and the rag gets caught and pulls your hand into the sprocket. Can get pretty nasty. Ask me how I know... PS: Didn't lose any digits, but I was lucky. Sortof. Cost me a trip to AMA Superbike race at VIR last year. Maybe this year I'll stay healthy...

07-28-2008, 11:25 AM	#13
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07-28-2008, 11:36 AM	#14
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07-31-2008, 05:06 PM	#15
bmccrary Touring Mod Bike: 2005 FZ6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,647 Thanks: 327 Thanked 566 Times in 264 Posts Rep Power: 30 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Dont lube the chain with engine running. I turn the bike on to rince the chain, and thats about it. I will scrub it like crazy, cover it up suds and then fire it up and rince it while its running. If I am within a foot of the the chain, its off. -bryan __________________ Bike Adventures-------------------- YouTube Channel Bike Safe NC----------------- IBA #42019 2009 Mileage Contest! ------------ Rider Resume

07-31-2008, 08:11 PM	#18
cashcrzzy Meandering Member Bike: Red 2007 FZ6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hockessin,Delaware Posts: 145 Thanks: 19 Thanked 32 Times in 28 Posts Rep Power: 11 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Dont lube the chain with engine running. lol Greg A.

07-31-2008, 10:09 PM	#19
rsw81 Keep it Kosher Bike: Triumph Street Triple R Join Date: May 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,115 Thanks: 600 Thanked 450 Times in 299 Posts Rep Power: 39 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Dont lube the chain with engine running. Way to wake up a year-old thread Steve... Either way, this is a stupid mistake that happens more often than you can imagine. This is the third person in a year that I've heard do this to their hand, one of which I saw in person at the hospital. You'd think the sprocket would make a nice clean cut, but it totally doesn't. This finger tips were mangled to ****, which is why you can't reattach them. A clean cutoff would easily be reattached, no problem. __________________ Sweat wipes off, road rash doesn't. Gear up. 2009 Triumph Street Triple R Matte Graphite 2006 Blue Yamaha FZ6 - wrecked 9/20/08 Chocolate lovers make better lovers. Mods: R6 Projector Headlight Retrofit, dual 4300k HID kit XenonDepot, 2 Bros Exhaust, FAZR6 FE, Uncaged Frame Sliders

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