Please be careful when cleaning and lubing your chain

sevorg · Post by **sevorg** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:31 pm

Don't be a jackass like me and smash your finger in between the sprocket and chain causing your fingernail to completely detach itself from your finger. This really hurts and tends to bleed alot and be very sensitive for quite some time afterwards.

we are healing nicely

WillK675 · Post by **WillK675** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:44 am

Ouch. I feel your pain. I smashed my big toe once causing a similar effect. The nail was not 100% detached, had to slowly get it pulled off. Then it healed, and the nail came loose again, repeat the slowly getting it pulled out. Then repeat the whole thing one more time. Nail came off 3 times, before it grew 100% attached. Hurt Like hell every time.

The only advice I can give, is keep it clean. Lots of hydrogen peroxide.

GRex · Post by **GRex** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:53 am

OWIE!

Grinner · Post by **Grinner** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:22 am

SON OF A......

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:23 pm

Did it to MY big toe, too.

Took almost 2 years for it to grow back and be normal. That one put me on the floor close to passing out ... I can take someone ELSE'S blood, no problem, but when it's my own, watch out, I'm going DOWN.

GRex · Post by **GRex** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:19 pm

Bird wrote:Did it to MY big toe, too. Took almost 2 years for it to grow back and be normal. That one put me on the floor close to passing out ... I can take someone ELSE'S blood, no problem, but when it's my own, watch out, I'm going DOWN.

You caught your big toe in your chain sprocket? What were you thinking?

lincolnboy · Post by **lincolnboy** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:34 am

anyone say tooth brush....

how did you manage that

lincolnboy · Post by **lincolnboy** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:36 am

Bird wrote:Did it to MY big toe, too. Took almost 2 years for it to grow back and be normal. That one put me on the floor close to passing out ... I can take someone ELSE'S blood, no problem, but when it's my own, watch out, I'm going DOWN.

i hear ya, getting older is making me more of a pus, i had smashed my thumb with a hammer. and then it fill with blood. lady at the clinic used a heated up paper clip to burn thru my nail. id about passout when she got to the skin

Post by **DarcShadow** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:35 pm

hmmm, now that you tell that story, I seem to recall having something like that done way back but it must of not hurt too bad at the time seeing how I only vaugly remember it.

Or maybe I'm remembering it being done to a friend, hmmm

sevorg · Post by **sevorg** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:17 pm

This guy one upped me lol

graphic photos of chopped fingers

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242261

2track · Post by **2track** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:19 am

Well, watch for the teeth on your bike I guess. OUCH!

Blizzard_1708 · Post by **Blizzard_1708** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:50 pm

Can we sticky that gixxer threat in Bike maint so maybe someone else wont make the mistake. I really dont think we should lose that thread.

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:55 am

Blizzard_1708 wrote:Can we sticky that gixxer threat in Bike maint so maybe someone else wont make the mistake. I really dont think we should lose that thread.

I'm not sure I even WANT to! That is some NASTY shit ... made me forget about eating breakfast.

sevorg · Post by **sevorg** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:11 am

Bird wrote:
Blizzard_1708 wrote:Can we sticky that gixxer threat in Bike maint so maybe someone else wont make the mistake. I really dont think we should lose that thread.
I'm not sure I even WANT to! That is some NASTY shit ... made me forget about eating breakfast.

Huh thats funny, made me kinda hungry.

ribs or chicken wings... something idk

Grinner · Post by **Grinner** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:43 am

Blizzard_1708 wrote:Can we sticky that gixxer threat in Bike maint so maybe someone else wont make the mistake. I really dont think we should lose that thread.

That is an unfortunate accident but I definitly agree that should be stickied in the maintenance thread (if by any means, go and copy/paste in the thread). It also goes to show...if ya don't know what you are doin, take a few mins and get some help to know what you are doing.

Post by **DarcShadow** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:19 am

Darwin's point proven once again. If you're that mechanically stupid you shouldn't be riding, let alone trying to do any kind of maintance.

Blizzard_1708 · Post by **Blizzard_1708** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:44 pm

But he's been doing ALL his maint for years, on every vehhicle.

sevorg · Post by **sevorg** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:13 pm

DarcShadow wrote:Darwin's point proven once again. If you're that mechanically stupid you shouldn't be riding, let alone trying to do any kind of maintance.

hey hey hey what you trying to say? I Im too mechanically stupid and shouldn't be riding beacause I pinched my finger cleaning my chain? Or just this guy cause he tried to clean his chain with his bike running like a total f-ing dunce. Or "STUMBLE BUM" as my dad would call it.

Yes I too was shocked by the shear stupidity.

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:03 pm

Sevorg, you MAY be stupid, but that's not what everyone was saying.

It's about the thread that shows the guy that amputated half his fingers doing the same thing .... GOD, makes me sick just thinking about those photos.

If someone wants to sticky that thread, go ahead, just put a NSFV (Not Suitable for Viewing) warning on it.

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