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Offline CaféElite

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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #25 on: September 24, 2009, 09:21:56 PM »
One reason I love my buell, no chain.. Honestly after seeing this post and the low cost of chains I will just eat the cost and replace it.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #26 on: September 24, 2009, 09:53:26 PM »
Hooray for shaft drive!

Right up until it runs out of gear oil...   :-\
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #27 on: September 24, 2009, 10:00:59 PM »
Quote from: CaféElite on September 24, 2009, 09:21:56 PM
One reason I love my buell, no chain.. Honestly after seeing this post and the low cost of chains I will just eat the cost and replace it.

No reason to replace a perfectly good chain just because it's dirty.  Just be smart about how you clean it. 
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #28 on: September 24, 2009, 11:20:25 PM »
Quote from: Spikeybike on September 24, 2009, 08:47:29 PM
Quote from: 333 on September 24, 2009, 05:36:27 PM
Those Gixxer dudes are a wonderful source of entertainment.  Wasn't that the forum that gave us the guy who put NOS energy drink in his tank?

yes Stan i believe it was  ;D ;D ;D they're some winners .. ::)

i replied to that post, to ask him if he's also the guy that put energy drink in his gas tank.


yeah i'm an a-hole sometimes but i needed to ask.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #29 on: September 24, 2009, 11:47:52 PM »
I bought an Airboy outboard with a busted prop from a guy with a few fingers missing....

"Take that thing out of here - it hurts to look at it."

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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #30 on: September 24, 2009, 11:54:19 PM »
Quote from: bucky katt on September 24, 2009, 11:20:25 PM
Quote from: Spikeybike on September 24, 2009, 08:47:29 PM
Quote from: 333 on September 24, 2009, 05:36:27 PM
Those Gixxer dudes are a wonderful source of entertainment.  Wasn't that the forum that gave us the guy who put NOS energy drink in his tank?

yes Stan i believe it was  ;D ;D ;D they're some winners .. ::)

i replied to that post, to ask him if he's also the guy that put energy drink in his gas tank.


yeah i'm an a-hole sometimes but i needed to ask.

 Reminds of the "porting job" by putting sand in the intake of a running engine...
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #31 on: September 25, 2009, 04:37:41 AM »
wow... just wow....

if only he would have put in neutral and spun the back tire himself... he would still have fingertips.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #32 on: September 25, 2009, 01:49:55 PM »
I saved those images to my computer.  If ever I find myself in a situation where I'm trying to explain to someone to exercise caution around machines, I may use them to emphasize my point.

I'm glad the guy shared his experience.  He's right; it will probably save someone else from getting the same thing done to them.  I wonder how many of those gixxers #$%* their pants when they saw it (because they did the same thing but luckily didn't get hurt...).


I gotta say though, I don't think I care too much for those guys in that forum.  Take the first guy that responded to that thread for example.  If that forum is full of guys like that, then I think I'm glad I don't own a crotch rocket and run with those kind of guys.  
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #33 on: September 25, 2009, 02:18:05 PM »
Squids... 4 out of every  5 gsxer has one.  ;)
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #34 on: September 25, 2009, 06:48:08 PM »
Dumb-ass me, I was thinking it was going to be a link about screwing up his ride by ruining his chain doing something wrong...didn't even click with the first post above and then GAAAAAAAAAAH!


Quote from: soichiro on September 24, 2009, 02:28:07 PM
I gotta hand it to the guy... instead of rushing to the hospital, he grabs his camera and starts snapping pictures.  Then when he gets back from the hospital (the same day), he hops on the internet.  He's got guts.

If it wasn't for the stupid leading up to it, I was thinking that maybe he was waiting on an ambulance when he took the pictures.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #35 on: September 25, 2009, 07:54:12 PM »
I just cleaned my chain today, and I think I checked to see if the keys were in the ignition, like, 20 times.  Couldn't get those pics outta my head.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #36 on: September 25, 2009, 10:06:51 PM »
the fingers look alot better than i thought they would after having a little time to heal. i just cringe every time i think about that first pic though.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #37 on: September 26, 2009, 04:31:37 PM »
Quote from: 750goes on September 24, 2009, 02:12:16 PM
Well - dumb bastard award of the year..but feel very sorry for his accident as well.... totally avoidable if you had 1/2 ounce of brains..

Glad I couldn't see the photo.....
I wish I hadn't seen them!
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #38 on: September 26, 2009, 04:40:12 PM »
Seriously that IS how we used to grease our chains when I was a teenager, put bike on main stand, start, select 2nd gear and a fist full of grease and "gently" grasp the chain letting it slide through your fingers.
I was being a good big brother showing my little brother this technique when he was about 16, but he failed to understand the "grasp gently" part and next thing his fingers are all mashed in the rear sprocket under the chain.
Boy did I feel sick, had to slacken the chain while he tried not to scream and then rush him off to hospital.
All good in the end, his fingers luckily chose a sprocket low point and the chain wasn't adjusted as tight as it should have been so no permanent damage.
I no longer use this method and I still remember the ear bashing Mum gave me 36 years later. :o
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #39 on: September 27, 2009, 09:54:39 PM »
Some kids can be told not to lick the muffler on the lawnmower while it's running and some just need to figure it out on their own ::)
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #40 on: September 28, 2009, 04:37:00 AM »
Quote from: mrblasty on September 27, 2009, 09:54:39 PM
Some kids can be told not to lick the muffler on the lawnmower while it's running and some just need to figure it out on their own ::)

taste buds grow back...

If you read later in the thread there are more then 1 that tried the chain cleaning stunt with their bike.   :o
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #41 on: September 28, 2009, 07:43:39 AM »
Quote from: Bob Wessner on September 24, 2009, 01:48:12 PM
I cringed at the point where he said he "started the bike" and didn't bother to go any further.

I wish that I had done that! GROSS! But to take a pic and post it saying hey look how dumb am I? This gives new meaning to the term squid.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #42 on: September 28, 2009, 08:28:13 AM »
Safety is a fleeting ideal. We find ourselves at the mercy of the people around us also. I worked construction and have many almost- what if- stories. I have seen runaway racecars at the track. One went full blast into the trailer and drove the golf cart right through the front wall. Almost killed the mom and dad. I was walking with friends when it happened, passing right behind the car. If it had gone backwards who knows? We pitted across from a car this weekend that was backed in and pointed right toward us. Totally innocent but I found myself thinking about an escape route.
  Every so often it does good to see the results of a stupid act. This guy did a public service after his accident.
   A guy at the drag strip reached into the area in front of his engine while it was running, he had his arm restraints on at the time. Yes, the pulleys grabbed him and it was worse than this guy's story. Use this to remind ourselves what can happen.
 Be safe, do it for the people that love you and the people around you too.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #43 on: September 28, 2009, 10:15:46 AM »
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But to take a pic and post it saying hey look how dumb am I? This gives new meaning to the term squid.
how do you figure? As don r said, he did a public service by showing the outcome of not doing things safely. Squid he may be but he showed responsibility in owning up to the mistake and letting people know what can happen. He could have easily not said anything to anyone.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #44 on: September 28, 2009, 03:35:10 PM »
When I was 4 I was riding my bike with no shoes on and my big toe went through the front sprocket with the chain.  It was not fun. 

I just thought id share that little story from my childhood, hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoy having 3/4 of a big toe now :)
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #45 on: September 28, 2009, 04:42:20 PM »
I have 2 boys, and I am trying my best to keep them safe. My oldest listens well and is a bit on the cautious side. The younger one on the other hand will probably lick the muffler to the lawn mower.

The poor (stupid) guy did a good thing by letting others know what not to do.
They are still crazy pics.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #46 on: September 30, 2009, 06:04:10 PM »
Quote from: noahspop on September 28, 2009, 04:42:20 PM
I have 2 boys, and I am trying my best to keep them safe. My oldest listens well and is a bit on the cautious side. The younger one on the other hand will probably lick the muffler to the lawn mower.

Yeah, it's always the second boy that becomes the crazy one. My 9yo is pretty bright, his younger brother is the risk taker. Skateboards, tree climbing, bmx, jumping off beds, etc.
I need to show them these pics. They are sure to say, OOOHHH Dad look at that that's gross, but so cool! They respect my Triumph since they see me riding it and they learned at a young age, stay away from the pipe.
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #47 on: September 30, 2009, 06:26:06 PM »
Quote from: j squared on September 28, 2009, 03:35:10 PM
When I was 4 I was riding my bike with no shoes on and my big toe went through the front sprocket with the chain.  It was not fun. 

I just thought id share that little story from my childhood, hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoy having 3/4 of a big toe now :)


is it true that losing part of your big toe makes you walk crooked?  :D
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #48 on: September 30, 2009, 06:52:54 PM »
Ive heard that about the pinky toe
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Re: How NOT to clean your chain.
« Reply #49 on: September 30, 2009, 09:31:16 PM »
I've made some poor choices in my life, but thankfully none of them cost me any body parts.  Nice to see the guy shared his experience.  It was likely surreal to him when he was taking the pics.  I mean really, how long would it take to set in the your freaking fingers are gone!?  On the up side, he said he's left handed.....so it could be worse.  

Quote from: noahspop on September 28, 2009, 04:42:20 PM
I have 2 boys, and I am trying my best to keep them safe. My oldest listens well and is a bit on the cautious side. The younger one on the other hand will probably lick the muffler to the lawn mower.

I'm with ya!  I have two boys and they are pretty much the same.  My thought is that the 5 year old has had someone there kicking his butt since day one and that has made him tough.  The bad news is, he's not afraid of anything.  He never licked a muffler, but he did lick a shiner while ice fishing and then laughed afterward.  LOL!
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