How not to lube a chain..

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204630

Here's the post. Go to the link for pics.

"On June 5th.... I made an error that changed my life so unexpectedly! What caused the accident was done by me thousands of times before and I thought nothing different this time. Well, you're probablly thinking "what the hell happened" and "get on with the story already"!!! Well, I had the bike up on a rear stand and had just finished oiling the chain with WD-40. So, I start the bike, put it in gear and let the thing idle at 8 mph or so on the rear stand. I do this so the bike can fling the extra WD-40 off at home, instead of all over my pant leg when I'd go for a ride. Now, I've done this for as long as I can remember on just about all of my street bikes. Now, when the wheel was turning, I grabbed a rag and started wiping down the swing arm. Now, this is where everything went wrong!!! I didn't have the rag all waded up in my hand and had a part hanging down. Well, I ended up getting the loose end caught in the sprocket and chain! It jerked my hand downward so fast that I didn't have a chance to react! My middle and index fingers got pulled down into the rear sprocket/chain! As soon as I could react.... it was too late... my fingers tips were smashed off! When I jerked my hand back, I seen that my hand came back, but my gloves were still in there and that I was squirting blood all over the place. I imediately ran inside the house and grabbed a towel from the bathroom, wet it down in cold water, and wrapped my hand up. Now, nobody was home at the time!!! I ran and grabbed my cell and started making calls for help. Finally 5-10 minutes later, my wife came home. She got my wallet and I backed the wheel up and got my glove that held my severed finger tips in it and we flew to the E.R.. They were not able to reattach the finger tips because they said the blood vessels were too small and too difficult to attach again. Well, like I said.... it was the stupidest thing that I have ever done and will never do again!!! You ready for some pix now? Next posts have the pix."

Obviously, pics in the link are graphic, and if you're weak stomached, don't look at them...

[spc]

Good f%$king God

[bubba zanetti]

Doesn't matter how many threads there are about lubing chains these dickheads will insist on doing it with WD-40, god damn morons.

[spc]

   Chill out koala-molester
The dude lost parts of his fingers   Makes my temporary gnarly ass pins seem like nothing.   My thumb/hand is still sore as all hell but my other fingers are at about 90% again and my thumb is gaining mobility everyday.  Though, I generally PT it until I'm crying from the pain  

[ben2go]

Ouch!Sorry bout the fingers.

Terry,I thought WD40 was for cleaning chains?That's what I use it for.Then I use Repsol chain lube. 

[spc]

Not saying i use it but read.  It states that it can be used as a mechanical gear lubricant

[bubba zanetti]

  Chill out koala-molester
The dude lost parts of his fingers   Makes my temporary gnarly ass pins seem like nothing.   My thumb/hand is still sore as all hell but my other fingers are at about 90% again and my thumb is gaining mobility everyday.  Though, I generally PT it until I'm crying from the pain  

Don't tell me to chill out & you can shut the f%$k up about beastiality 

Yeah the dude lost part of his fingers, because he was holding a piece of rag near the rear sprocket of a bike that is running.

What he did was careless & he paid the price.

[spc]

Fine but I'm still convinced you shoot kangaroo from that stand on the back of your bike
Yeah, he was being an idiot, but he paid the price.......and then some

[bubba zanetti]

Fine but I'm still convinced you shoot kangaroo from that stand on the back of your bike
Yeah, he was being an idiot, but he paid the price.......and then some

What I do want to shoot is a pig & a goat with my .45 cal H&R muzzle loader 

[dgyver]

Same thing happen to a member here, cut off his thumb....iirc it was "theycallmelenny"

[Affschnozel]

Doesn't matter how many threads there are about lubing chains these dickheads will insist on doing it with WD-40, god damn morons.

So......excessive use of WD-40 may result in torn ligaments 

I'm amazed at how people can be oblivious of clear danger ( besides riding the bike  )

P.S. BTW JK

[Wrecent_Wryder]

I don't think WD-40 is the issue here. The issue is doing pretty much anything with the chain, with the bike in gear and running on the centerstand.

Yeah, if he didn't use WD-40, maybe he wouldn't have had the "fling" problem, and maybe he would have done it differently.. but a lot of lubricants "fling".

[Absolute Rescue]

Shoulda had a Harley....wouldn't have had a chain to lube

[Stephen072774]

Doesn't matter how many threads there are about lubing chains these dickheads will insist on doing it with WD-40, god damn morons.

lol i think it has more to do with the guys bike running in gear than his choice of cleaning solvents.

[spc]

Fine but I'm still convinced you shoot kangaroo from that stand on the back of your bike
Yeah, he was being an idiot, but he paid the price.......and then some

What I do want to shoot is a pig & a goat with my .45 cal H&R muzzle loader 

That could be a little messy   Take video and post it

[Onlypastrana199]

Shoulda had a Harley....wouldn't have had a chain to lube

My dad's sporty 1200 has a chain..which he routinely soaks in motor oil..and flings at my face as we're going down the road..

[Absolute Rescue]

Lol shoulda specified...the new Harley's 2002? and up all have belt drives.

[The Buddha]

I do that all the time ... except ... I use the grunge brush and never get close enough to the chain, I also use a very loose grip and have it held with finger tips in the direction where it gets pulled out of my hands ... as in, hold with left hand sitting on the left of the bike cleaning on the bottom side of the chain.
I am usually so weak I never use enough force on anything.
Cool.
Srinath.

[bettingpython]

I use an 80 grit sanding block to scuff new rear tires up in this manner.
Never run the motor when lubing the chain seriously that shaZam! flies off and gets everywhere.

[Unnamed]

That guy is an idiot, I feel bad for him but wiping down the swingarm with the bike in gear is really stupid.