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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 06:49 AM
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Some weird stuff, not sure if this discussion has come up recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJcYHeUVAzk

 
Old Oct 6, 2011 | 06:53 AM
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Yep...living your life CAN result in death.

Best to stay inside and NEVER go out.

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I bet cash money its the catalytic converter. Every time he rev's the engine the needle spikes. How about trying it on a non-cat bike...now that would be interesting.
 
Old Oct 6, 2011 | 08:25 AM
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I feel cheated. I wanted to see the bike.
 
Old Oct 6, 2011 | 08:46 AM
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Don't laugh but if you want to see that needle spike....put the meter in front of your dishwasher at home while it is running...meanwhile while I am worried about EMF I look in my mirror and.....
 
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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 09:56 AM
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Yeah they don't even show what kind of bike it is. I know the stator kicks out a huge amount of EMF so who knows. Some are trying to say it will cause colon or testicular cancers.
My thing is I ride close to 15K a year, plus with all that **** we breath in ... I don't know. Two of my riding buddies have dealt with throat/mouth cancer in the last couple of years, but of course they may have picked up that virus that causes cervical cancer in woman through oral sex, but that's another discussion. Of course the last time we discussed that kind of thing, the thread got removed.
 
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OK, seems legit, I believe it.
I'm keeping my bikes.
 
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Originally Posted by piasspj
OK, seems legit, I believe it.
I'm keeping my bikes.
Yeah me too ... I'm over 50.

Now that mouth cancer thing ... got to think about that though
 
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Originally Posted by TUCCI
I bet cash money its the catalytic converter. Every time he rev's the engine the needle spikes. How about trying it on a non-cat bike...now that would be interesting.
I dunno but I wouldn't think that a cat would have anything to do with electric or magnetic fields.... more like the stator someone mention...
 
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Originally Posted by cromagnon
Yeah me too ... I'm over 50.

Now that mouth cancer thing ... got to think about that though
ya gotta use mouthwash with that tainted stuff...
 



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