# This is why you dont clean the bike chain while the bike is on & in gear

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [June 25, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-you-dont-clean-the-bike-chain-while-the-bike-is-on-in-gear/264197 "2012-06-25T15:05:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gundamzeppelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Gundamzeppelin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gundamzeppelin)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-you-dont-clean-the-bike-chain-while-the-bike-is-on-in-gear/264197/1 "2012-06-25T15:05:04Z")

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[http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242261](http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242261)

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**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-you-dont-clean-the-bike-chain-while-the-bike-is-on-in-gear/264197/2 "2012-06-25T15:18:10Z")

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OLD!!!

…and a repost if I’m not mistaken!

But yes, some people are just retarded LOL

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**Author:** ![Sully93vr4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sully93vr4/32/6278_2.png) [@Sully93vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sully93vr4)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-you-dont-clean-the-bike-chain-while-the-bike-is-on-in-gear/264197/3 "2012-06-25T15:23:55Z")

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Seen that, and its still gross as hell, lol.

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**Author:** ![Gundamzeppelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Gundamzeppelin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gundamzeppelin)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-you-dont-clean-the-bike-chain-while-the-bike-is-on-in-gear/264197/4 "2012-06-25T15:34:17Z")

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I know it’s old as the Nos energy drink thread, but figured worth throwing back for new riders.

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**Author:** ![aero93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@aero93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aero93)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-you-dont-clean-the-bike-chain-while-the-bike-is-on-in-gear/264197/5 "2012-06-25T18:02:49Z")

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Good post, I didn’t know about this and I actually didn’t know that at idle speed you shouldn’t clean your bike chain but then again I have never cleaned my chain just lubed it.

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**Author:** ![Criscone24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Criscone24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Criscone24)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-you-dont-clean-the-bike-chain-while-the-bike-is-on-in-gear/264197/6 "2012-06-26T18:01:43Z")

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seen it but never gets old, i know a lot of kids who do this. Horrible idea

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**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-you-dont-clean-the-bike-chain-while-the-bike-is-on-in-gear/264197/7 "2012-06-27T09:50:51Z")

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:eek3 that’s fucked. i learned my lesson on chain maintenance on bicycles… and that didn’t exactly feel good… holy fuck.