# How NOT to clean a chain (Graphic) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 22, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911 "2009-09-22T20:46:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/41 "2009-09-23T13:39:16Z")
That picture was a joke and you know it! ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/42 "2009-09-23T13:52:44Z")
Rough day… ---
**Author:** ![JMEZZI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@JMEZZI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JMEZZI)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/43 "2009-09-23T15:39:15Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > edit: i didnt realize he tried to wipe the moving chain down with a rag and then it got caught > > so again the real quetion is, why didnt you let go of the rag!!?! I think its one of those instances where you’re caught off guard and it just happens. A similar thing happend to me a couple years back on my bike (not motorcycle) where I thought the chain had come off so i grabbed it and for some stupid reason i started pedaling. Caught my finger tip between the chain and sprocket. Didn’t do anything close to that guy but i lost part of my fingernail. Fucker hurt like a bitch too. Anyway, looks like he got caught offguard of the rag catching in the sprocket. On the plus side, he can come up with some interesting stories on how it happened. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/44 "2009-09-23T16:52:16Z")
damnit… the pictures arent loading. and lol at chris.jpg ahahahah ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/45 "2009-09-23T16:54:55Z")
Thats how i clean my chain… :meh: scary thought of something goign wrong though… I did that just 2 days ago… wd-40, rag, start bike, first gear… spray on… wipe down… then ride for a bit, dry, and apply chain wax. ---
**Author:** ![yunvme666](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yunvme666/32/5065_2.png) [@yunvme666](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yunvme666)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/46 "2009-09-23T19:13:19Z")
i cant believe that sounded like a good idea, i mean i remember pedaling bmx bikes to do that, but atleast you can stop those easy…lol… ---
**Author:** ![Tim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tim/32/5211_2.png) [@Tim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/47 "2009-09-23T19:30:31Z")
> [@Scott](#): > > ? ! :lol: I remember seeing that pic ---
**Author:** ![dyingtolive15](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingtolive15/32/7472_2.png) [@dyingtolive15](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingtolive15)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/48 "2009-09-23T19:31:58Z")
damn that is shitty ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/49 "2009-09-24T04:04:04Z")
Why do you have to wipe the chain? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/50 "2009-09-24T05:19:49Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > Why do you have to wipe the chain? Everyone seems to do it differently, but many people wd-40 the chain and wipe off the excess, along with the dirt, to clean it before applying the wax… I wipe my chain every time I clean it. Err… I USED to wipe my chain.😢 ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/51 "2009-09-24T05:44:13Z")
I wipe the chain in order to clean it and keep it looking shiny. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/52 "2009-09-24T05:46:40Z")
This is why I use a nylon wire brush. Fuck losing fingers. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/53 "2009-09-24T05:58:40Z")
A+ scott. \<3. i saw the pics now… ugh. nasty ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/54 "2009-09-24T06:57:11Z")
is the bike ok? ---
**Author:** ![ScreamingSon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/screamingson/32/5420_2.png) [@ScreamingSon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ScreamingSon)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/55 "2009-09-25T13:57:16Z")
That is something I would expect from a Honda rider… ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/56 "2009-09-25T16:40:47Z")
lol, and the dude still types better than 90% of the people on this forum. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/57 "2009-09-25T16:44:15Z")
passmcgrass… i agree… lol > [@ScreamingSon](#): > > That is something I would expect from a Honda rider… pshhh says the guy who loves suzuki. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![ScreamingSon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/screamingson/32/5420_2.png) [@ScreamingSon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ScreamingSon)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/58 "2009-09-25T19:23:38Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > passmcgrass… i agree… lol > > pshhh says the guy who loves suzuki. :lol: I never said I love Suzuki… I mean, I am happy with the bike I have. Originally I wanted a 636, instead I got a gsxr 1000… Spur of the moment thing. :fyi: ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911/59 "2009-09-26T05:01:24Z")
> [@Pass McGass](#): > > lol, and the dude still types better than 90% of the people on this forum. he probably uploaded the pictures and made the post before he went to the hospital too. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-clean-a-chain-graphic/73911.md?page=2)