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how not to clean your chain
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:28 pm
by Michael Martin
Warning! If you're squeamish at the sight of blood you may want to skip checking out the link.
It's VERY GRAPHIC!
http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242261
Mike Martin
Louisville, KY
how not to clean your chain
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:34 pm
by Jeff Khoury
As soon as I saw: "clean your chain" and "blood" I immediately KNEW what happened.
-Jeff Khoury
Astatic Solutions, LLC.
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From: "Michael Martin"
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Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:28:17 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] How NOT to clean your chain
Warning! If you're squeamish at the sight of blood you may want to skip checking out the link.
It's VERY GRAPHIC!
http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242261
Mike Martin
Louisville, KY
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how not to clean your chain
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:20 pm
by Darren Clark
Wow..... What has been seen can not be unseen.
It's gonna be pretty hard for him to use the front brake from now on.
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Darren Clark
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2004 KLR-650
Fowlerville, MI
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how not to clean your chain
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:06 pm
by David Critchley
I think that it takes a man with some character to openly admit to this bunch that he screwed up, supply pictures of the result, and perhaps drive home the absurdity of that cleaning method to other adventurous souls.
He may not have many fingers but he seems to have the requisite number of balls.
DC
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From: Darren Clark
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 16:20
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] How NOT to clean your chain
To: Michael Martin
Cc:
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> Wow..... What has been seen can not be unseen.
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> It's gonna be pretty hard for him to use the front brake from
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how not to clean your chain
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:57 am
by The Reverend
Yeah, I kind of figured that too. Interesting that he's been riding for 3
years and felt the need to clean the chain. Of course, it's like an oil
discussion, but a chain will last (on my liter sportbikes) about 15K miles,
that's if I lube it. If I don't, they last about 15K.
If I do real nasty mud, I'll rinse the chain and WD-40 it.
As for his fingers, shit like that can be grown back.
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From:
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Behalf Of Jeff Khoury
As soon as I saw: "clean your chain" and "blood" I immediately KNEW what
happened.
how not to clean your chain
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:44 pm
by E Hines
In the early 80's I was in the California Army National Guard with a Harley rider that thought he could lube his chain better with a rag soaked in oil and wrapped around his fingers with the bike idling in first gear. I watched him do it two or three times. He came to drill one weekend minus the ends of four fingers. He agreed later that there were flaws to his proceedure.
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From: DAVID CRITCHLEY
To:
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:06:20 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] How NOT to clean your chain
I think that it takes a man with some character to openly admit to this bunch that he screwed up, supply pictures of the result, and perhaps drive home the absurdity of that cleaning method to other adventurous souls.
He may not have many fingers but he seems to have the requisite number of balls.
DC
----- Original Message -----
From: Darren Clark
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 16:20
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] How NOT to clean your chain
To: Michael Martin
Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com
> Wow..... What has been seen can not be unseen.
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> It's gonna be pretty hard for him to use the front brake from
> now on.
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> Michael Martin wrote:
> > Warning! If you're squeamish at the sight of blood you
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http://www.gixxer com/forums/ showthread. php?t=242261
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how not to clean your chain
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:30 pm
by Rick McCauley
Appearantly, our friend in the video isn't the only one who
didn't think things thru. Make me wonder how many others use
the running bike method..
Rick
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From: E Hines
To: DAVID CRITCHLEY ;
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 12:44:05 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] How NOT to clean your chain
In the early 80's I was in the California Army National Guard with a Harley rider that thought he could lube his chain better with a rag soaked in oil and wrapped around his fingers with the bike idling in first gear. I watched him do it two or three times. He came to drill one weekend minus the ends of four fingers. He agreed later that there were flaws to his proceedure.
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From: DAVID CRITCHLEY
To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:06:20 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] How NOT to clean your chain
I think that it takes a man with some character to openly admit to this bunch that he screwed up, supply pictures of the result, and perhaps drive home the absurdity of that cleaning method to other adventurous souls.
He may not have many fingers but he seems to have the requisite number of balls.
DC
----- Original Message -----
From: Darren Clark
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 16:20
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] How NOT to clean your chain
To: Michael Martin
Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com
> Wow..... What has been seen can not be unseen.
>
> It's gonna be pretty hard for him to use the front brake from
> now on.
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> Michael Martin wrote:
> > Warning! If you're squeamish at the sight of blood you
> may want to skip checking out the link.
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> > It's VERY GRAPHIC!
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http://www.gixxer com/forums/ showthread. php?t=242261
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> > Louisville, KY
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how not to clean your chain
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:23 pm
by stevedyer@cox.net
I imagine this has happened with some consistent level of regularity for a very long time. Instant digital photography and effortless internet access is the only thing that has changed.
Steve
---- Rick McCauley wrote:
Appearantly, our friend in the video isn't the only one who
didn't think things thru. Make me wonder how many others use
the running bike method..
Rick
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how not to clean your chain
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:46 pm
by Rick McCauley
Good point. We an reach a lot more people, a lot faster now days.
Hopefully this one will prevent future digit loss.
Rick
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From: "stevedyer@..."
To:
dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 3:21:49 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] How NOT to clean your chain
I imagine this has happened with some consistent level of regularity for a very long time. Instant digital photography and effortless internet access is the only thing that has changed.
Steve
---- Rick McCauley wrote:
Appearantly, our friend in the video isn't the only one who
didn't think things thru. Make me wonder how many others use
the running bike method..
Rick
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how not to clean your chain
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:55 am
by Eric J Foster
The first thing that popped into my mind was not the accident itself,
but who in the world would have this accident and say "Oh cool, look, my
bones are prtruding, I think I'll hang around the house for a whiole and
take some pictures!"
Odd.....
E
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