DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand!

dr_anurag · 11th June 2012, 15:10

Hope the graft is successful and you regain full use of the fingers. May require physiotherapy initially. A friend of mine is an orthopedic surgeon and he says such incidents are not uncommon. This should serve as lesson to others who might have been doing the same. Thanks for sharing.

arrowaby · 11th June 2012, 15:38

That must have been excruciating.. Get well soon buddy..!!

TaurusAl · 11th June 2012, 15:40

So sorry to hear that ironhead, you were just plain unlucky here. Thank you for enlightening everyone here about this incident. If it is happening to many according to the doctors, hope people read this thread and don't repeat the mistake.

Wish you a speedy recovery...

Ragul · 11th June 2012, 15:51

I am sorry to hear about your traumatic experience. I hope you recover functionally and cosmetically.

Thank you for taking the time to post and save others from a similar fate in a time of great pain.

--Rahul

sumeshmani · 11th June 2012, 18:46

Sorry to hear about this accident iron.head. I am glad you had quick access to the medical experts. At first glance the idea seems safe enough. One don't expect the chain to snag our fingers at such a low RPM. I wish you a complete recovery.

Rollin' Thunda · 12th June 2012, 07:04

Recover fast iron.head. It says a lot about you that you posted in this forum so that others could get something positive from your terrible experience.

n_aditya · 12th June 2012, 09:48

Get well soon Iron Head. When i bought my ninja i was browsing youtube to see how one cleans and lubes the chain and one such video was a similar incident, very graphic and painful to watch.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

adrian · 12th June 2012, 10:00

@ iron head : Get well soon buddy.
Regards Adrian

Driving_Nomad · 12th June 2012, 10:32

Sorry to hear about the incident iron.head. Wish you a super-fast recovery. May you get all the strength to fight it out and get back revving soon.

_raVan_ · 12th June 2012, 10:50

@Iron head, its very unfortunate and hope to see you recover soon. Thanks for posting this thread as it will benefit many others trying this approach.

sudev · 12th June 2012, 13:28

OUCH!!

***!!! Why the need to keep the engine running in first gear?
Back in days when I kept bikes chain cleaning was done in neutral with the other hand spinning the wheel slowly.

(mods sorry but I think this is appropriate expression here)

PatienceWins · 12th June 2012, 13:34

Sorry to hear about the accident. Hope you recover soon.

Thank you for sharing the incident. I am glad that I watched you tube videos on how to clean the chain before cleaning the chain.

BlackPearl · 12th June 2012, 13:51

That is painful. Wish you a speedy recovery and thanks for putting this thread up. It will help saving a lot of people from the trauma that you have faced.

Sutripta · 12th June 2012, 21:29

Hi,
Wishing you a full and quick recovery.
But
some people are saying this is unlucky and unfortunate. My take is that other times consider yourself lucky and fortunate.

Have seen one too many accidents involving v belts/ pulleys. And the most gruesome involving rollers.

Regards
Sutripta

f1fan · 12th June 2012, 21:38

Damn.... That would have been very painful.
During my biking days, I used to do it the manual way, cloth in one hand and moving the tire with the other hand. Used to take more time but was more safe.

Take Care and get well soon !!

11th June 2012, 15:10	#31
dr_anurag BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bhopal Posts: 115 Thanked: 66 Times	Re: Do not clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand Hope the graft is successful and you regain full use of the fingers. May require physiotherapy initially. A friend of mine is an orthopedic surgeon and he says such incidents are not uncommon. This should serve as lesson to others who might have been doing the same. Thanks for sharing.
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11th June 2012, 15:38	#32
arrowaby BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Pune, Bahrain Posts: 139 Thanked: 54 Times	Re: Do not clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand That must have been excruciating.. Get well soon buddy..!!
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11th June 2012, 15:40	#33
TaurusAl BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mumbai - MH 01 Posts: 600 Thanked: 436 Times	Re: Do not clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand So sorry to hear that ironhead, you were just plain unlucky here. Thank you for enlightening everyone here about this incident. If it is happening to many according to the doctors, hope people read this thread and don't repeat the mistake. Wish you a speedy recovery...
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11th June 2012, 15:51	#34
Ragul BANNED Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,259 Thanked: 954 Times	Re: Do not clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand I am sorry to hear about your traumatic experience. I hope you recover functionally and cosmetically. Thank you for taking the time to post and save others from a similar fate in a time of great pain. --Rahul
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11th June 2012, 18:46	#35
sumeshmani BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: bangalore Posts: 478 Thanked: 111 Times	Re: Do not clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand Sorry to hear about this accident iron.head. I am glad you had quick access to the medical experts. At first glance the idea seems safe enough. One don't expect the chain to snag our fingers at such a low RPM. I wish you a complete recovery.
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12th June 2012, 07:04	#36
Rollin' Thunda BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: now Hyderabad Posts: 288 Thanked: 94 Times	Re: Do not clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand Recover fast iron.head. It says a lot about you that you posted in this forum so that others could get something positive from your terrible experience.
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12th June 2012, 09:48	#37
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,348 Thanked: 3,684 Times View My Garage	Re: Do not clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand Get well soon Iron Head. When i bought my ninja i was browsing youtube to see how one cleans and lubes the chain and one such video was a similar incident, very graphic and painful to watch. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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12th June 2012, 10:00	#38
adrian BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 932 Thanked: 1,215 Times	Re: DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand @ iron head : Get well soon buddy. Regards Adrian
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12th June 2012, 10:32	#39
Driving_Nomad BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 206 Thanked: 362 Times	Re: DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand Sorry to hear about the incident iron.head. Wish you a super-fast recovery. May you get all the strength to fight it out and get back revving soon.
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12th June 2012, 10:50	#40
_raVan_ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 1,074 Thanked: 660 Times	Re: DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand @Iron head, its very unfortunate and hope to see you recover soon. Thanks for posting this thread as it will benefit many others trying this approach.
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12th June 2012, 13:28	#41
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	Re: DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand OUCH!! ***!!! Why the need to keep the engine running in first gear? Back in days when I kept bikes chain cleaning was done in neutral with the other hand spinning the wheel slowly. (mods sorry but I think this is appropriate expression here)
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12th June 2012, 13:34	#42
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 807 Times View My Garage	Re: DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand Sorry to hear about the accident. Hope you recover soon. Thank you for sharing the incident. I am glad that I watched you tube videos on how to clean the chain before cleaning the chain.
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12th June 2012, 13:51	#43
BlackPearl Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calcutta/London Posts: 3,608 Thanked: 16,998 Times View My Garage	Re: DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand That is painful. Wish you a speedy recovery and thanks for putting this thread up. It will help saving a lot of people from the trauma that you have faced.
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12th June 2012, 21:29	#44
Sutripta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,668 Thanked: 6,217 Times	Re: DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand Hi, Wishing you a full and quick recovery. But some people are saying this is unlucky and unfortunate. My take is that other times consider yourself lucky and fortunate. Have seen one too many accidents involving v belts/ pulleys. And the most gruesome involving rollers. Regards Sutripta
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12th June 2012, 21:38	#45
f1fan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 701 Thanked: 48 Times View My Garage	Re: DO NOT clean motorcycle chain with bike running in 1st gear and on the main stand Damn.... That would have been very painful. During my biking days, I used to do it the manual way, cloth in one hand and moving the tire with the other hand. Used to take more time but was more safe. Take Care and get well soon !!
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