BMW, better than Viagra.

[Gob]

SAN FRANCISCO (WWJ) - BMW North America has probably had to deal with plenty of unusual lawsuits, but one filed last week may be a first — a California man says the seat on his motorcycle has given him an erection he just can’t shake.

Henry Wolf of California is suing BMW America and aftermarket seatmaker Corbin-Pacific claiming his issue began after a four-hour ride on his 1993 BMW motorcycle, with a ridge like seat. Wolf is seeking compensation for lost wages, medical expenses, emotional distress and what he calls “general damage.”

He said he’s had the erection non-stop for 20 months. And it comes with another side effect: The lawsuit says Wolf is “now is unable to engage in sexual activity, which is causing him substantial emotional and mental anguish.”

WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with Dr. Michael Lutz, at the Michigan Institute of Urology, who said there is no medical data to support the man’s claim. However, “It’s been long-known that compression of the neurovascular supply to the penis — if it’s compressed for a period of time, whether it be on a bicycle seat or some other device — it can actually cause prolonged numbness of the genitalia,” Lutz said.

“Not only in men, but women can also get numbness in that region if they’re compressing those nervous structures to that region of the body,” he said.

BMW Motorcycles of Southeast Michigan in Canton, Mich., checked out the story and noted the man wasn’t riding a standard BMW motorcycle seat. He was on an after-market seat, which start at about $200. People generally buy them to make the ride more comfortable.

“Sometimes people say it’s more comfortable, sometimes people can get a tall seat or a low seat or they’re shorter or taller, they can come heated,” said Theresa at BMW Motorcycles of Southeast Michigan.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/04/30/ ... -erection/

[The Hen]

Is this why you want to replace your bike?

[Gob]

Is this why you agreed to me doing it?

[dales]

BMW = BIG MAN'S WOODIE

[Scooter]

One of those lawsuits that make a lot of headlines when they are filed as examples of the tort system run amok, but get no publicity when they are dismissed.

[Joe Guy]

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[MajGenl.Meade]

For some reason it reminds me of

"I don't think I've ever come this way before" said the young man as he rode his bicycle down the cobbled street.

[Gob]

I thought it was a nun that said that?

[Gob]

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[MajGenl.Meade]

I thought it was a nun that said that?

Oh that's right! The young man was the one riding his bike which had no saddle...

[dgs49]

A non-stop erection for 20 months?

at least it gives him someplace to hang his hat when not in use.

[Beer Sponge]

How do I contact this guy? My wife wants me to borrow his bike.

[Scooter]

A non-stop erection for 20 months?

An erection that supposedly prevents him from engaging in sexual activity, no less.

It would seem to me it would make sexual activity possible even when he was sleeping, but...

[oldr_n_wsr]

I would like to see this seat.

[dgs49]

I've heard rumors that certain female riders and passengers of Harley Davidsons experience a mildly pleasant sensation from the vibration of their 19th-century motor. But most BMW's are Boxers or vibration-free fours.