How not to lube a chain..

[Dan02GS]

Nice reminder what not to do, run the bike on the centerstand while lubing the chain, forget that. God gave me ten fingers and I cant afford to loose any of them. I'll take the slow way, my neighbor uses kerosene and not WD-40, so I think I'll go with the kerosene next time I clean the chain which is another 180 miles.  I have a chain lube but I'll clean it with kerosene and then lube it with a commercial chain lube from the shop. Be safe people.

[CndnMax]

  that was retarded. good thing he never got to cleaning the back of the swing arm by putting his hand through the chain.

[natedawg120]

And now he will be know as Stumpy for the rest of his life.....

[Cal Price]

This post reminded me the motorcycle guru GSJack once posted his method of lubing/cleaning a chain finishing with "this is OK for me to do but you guys should not be doing it"

He was right.

[bettingpython]

Seriously lubing a chain while running the rear makes no sense. I use chainwax which is low fling but c'mon even low fling lubricant's need to set so the solvents can evaporate.
It makes zero sense to have nasty crap from a chain cleaning flung all over your bike and then getting lube slung all over it. If he hadn't been running the bike to begin with his swingarm nay not have needed cleaned so badly.

[blue05twin]

Then again maybe if he was useing proper chain lube he wouldn't be tring to get all the extra wd 40 off his chain and swingarm.

[callmelenny]

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

I am the idiot in question, thanks for remembering.

In my case I was frustrated by cleaning a gunked up chain on a bike that had been sitting outside for over a year before I bought it. I resorted to that moronic approach and paid for it. Obviously a new chain would have been cheaper!

I am riding a shaft-drive now, though

[annguyen1981]

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

If you goto WD40's website, there is a PDF file you can download...

ONE of the uses it states is to clean and lubricate motorcycle chains.

[GeeP]

Reminds me of a story...

I happened to meet a furniture maker while at NAPA one afternoon and I noticed all 10 of his fingers looked "bent".  I guess I was staring because he finally said; "Oh, yeah.  I cut all 10 off last year but they were able to sew them back on.  I turned to look out the window while making a narrow cut on the table saw, didn't feel a thing until I was on the way to the  hospital.  Doc said he's never seen such a clean cut before."

Now I use the Freud industrial line in my saws.  Not only is the finish impressive, but it might increase my odds of getting my fingers back after a boo boo.  (Only partially joking) 

[makenzie71]

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

...yeah because using WD40 is where he f%&ked up.

[spc]

Yeah dude, you didn't know???  WD-40 has a nasty tendency to shop finger tips off all by itself

[bosozoku]

Nothing wrong with lubing a chain in gear, BTW.  I do it all the time -- I just use a long handled paintbrush held loosely in my hand to do it.  If it gets caught by the chain, the worst that'll happen will be a broken brush and possibly a wrecked chainguard.  No risk of getting fingers sliced since I'm holding it loosely and am about 2 feet away...

-b.

[spc]

seriously, why not remove all risk and not be a lazy fuckfaced retard.  cut the f%$king engine and put it in nuetral   the f%$king wheel will spin by hand and you have no risk of cutting off fingers

[jserio]

i cant seem to be able to quote but spcterry said 
   "seriously, why not remove all risk and not be a lazy f%$kfaced retard.  cut the f%$king engine and put it in nuetral   the f%$king wheel will spin by hand and you have no risk of cutting off fingers "
i agree 100%. and i don't even own a bike. but the same principle is applied when cleaning a bicycle chain is it not???

[CndnMax]

you need to clean and lube a bicycle chain?

[Unnamed]

Nothing wrong with lubing a chain in gear, BTW.  I do it all the time -- I just use a long handled paintbrush held loosely in my hand to do it.  If it gets caught by the chain, the worst that'll happen will be a broken brush and possibly a wrecked chainguard.  No risk of getting fingers sliced since I'm holding it loosely and am about 2 feet away...

-b.

This idea is retarded. There IS something wrong with lubing a bike in gear, and that is that it's f%$king DANGEROUS. Lube the damn thing by hand when the engine is off, because the chain WILL PULL as long as the bike is in neutral. Honestly, this is a stupid thing to argue about. Don't play with machinery while it's running unless the operator's manual tells you to.

[frankieG]

mechanics 101 taught in grade 8, no rings, watches, or anything else dangling when working on engines or anything with moving parts.  this guy was just lucky it did not happen sooner.  btw wd40 if fine for chains and i know of many people using it even on race bikes.  ya blaaa blaaa blaaa most the chain lub stuff is marketing and to the smart ass's those i knew using it have ridden longer than you, have more experience and bikes that make the gs look like a scooter

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

mechanics 101 taught in grade 8, no rings, watches, or anything else dangling when working on engines or anything with moving parts.  this guy was just lucky it did not happen sooner.  btw wd40 if fine for chains and i know of many people using it even on race bikes.  ya blaaa blaaa blaaa most the chain lub stuff is marketing and to the smart ass's those i knew using it have ridden longer than you, have more experience and bikes that make the gs look like a scooter

Ya know.. I stood up for you.. but the more of your posts I read, the less I like you...

[cerius]

well I know that can't be good for your riding skills. see why I want everything done by somebody else 

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

well I know that can't be good for your riding skills. see why I want everything done by somebody else 

You don't have to have everything done by someone else.. you just have to not be an idiot.