A gift from a neighbor
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Lol, I bet.
One thing I remember reading about those was that the vest, vs the whole jacket, was more dangerous under a regular riding jacket.
Reason being, an airbag jacket is designed around the airbag.
But, if you put a normal riding jacket on over an airbag vest, the regular jacket is designed to fit snug, and if it is made of high strength materials with strong threads and seems, then the jacket is not going to expand as far as the airbag can...causing the airbag to expand against your ribbs, and potentially breaking them.
I wouldn't want to find out how true that is, but it does make some sense, given the speed the airbag expands at.
It's still a cool piece of gear though.
I'de wear it on the roof of the house, or mowing...lots of folks flip garden tractors
lol
One thing I remember reading about those was that the vest, vs the whole jacket, was more dangerous under a regular riding jacket.
Reason being, an airbag jacket is designed around the airbag.
But, if you put a normal riding jacket on over an airbag vest, the regular jacket is designed to fit snug, and if it is made of high strength materials with strong threads and seems, then the jacket is not going to expand as far as the airbag can...causing the airbag to expand against your ribbs, and potentially breaking them.
I wouldn't want to find out how true that is, but it does make some sense, given the speed the airbag expands at.
It's still a cool piece of gear though.
I'de wear it on the roof of the house, or mowing...lots of folks flip garden tractors
lol
I just did a little research on it....they are used for equestrian and motorcycle riding and are designed to be worn over a jacket (like a vest).
They are supposed to be a top tier vest though and I choked when I saw what they are worth....the neighbor said he got it for nothing so is passing that down...
I will however make him a large container of the wife's Christmas baked goods....
They are supposed to be a top tier vest though and I choked when I saw what they are worth....the neighbor said he got it for nothing so is passing that down...
I will however make him a large container of the wife's Christmas baked goods....
What I don't understand is on airbag vests and jackets, when it deploys, isn't already too late? On a vehicle, the sensors are on the perimeter of the car, about 2-6 feet away from the passenger, deploying airbags as soon as impact occurs. On the the vest or jacket, you don't have that separation. In a tumbling or sliding situation it could be helpful though.
This one is on a tether so I guess you have to part ways from the bike before it deploys but does so extremely quickly...
In the research I just did, some European countries are considering making them mandatory for motorcycle riders....
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So . . . forget the Christmas hamper . .
get him one of these bad boys in return . . .
probably as much chance of being attacked these days, as having a crash on your bike lol!
Free is free...even if I never use it, now I have one.....
....and one just never knows if a crash will happen, I always wear full gear all the time anyway, what's one more thing to wear....
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After watching YT vids of street racing/roll racing in the USA (650iB for instance) with guys riding at 190mph with no jacket, just a T shirt, jeans, soft shoes, helmet and no gloves, I cannot see these vests taking off in the US market.... or laws like the one you mentioned gaining traction there either.
Here in NZ when I was working the bike shop we sold A Stars air bag jackets, but very few. Maybe 4 or 5 a year. They are very heavy and cumbersome to wear, not to mention close to$3000.
Most bikers here are middle aged to old farts and have ridden all their lives in a t shirt, jersey and old leather jacket.
It's hard to educate oldies on safety.
This thing weighs very little and as a vest to wear over my jacket shouldn't be very cumbersome...
As we know Europe does things the US (or Canada) would never consider...an airbag law is most likely one of those things....
That is a nice gift and not inexpensive either. And it (is) designed to be worn over the jacket. Hope you never get to use it.
Ahh that makes sense
Air bag vests and jackets with a buikt in airbag should be seen as important as a helmet.
The best ones are Helite and Alpinestars. Dainese and Klim also offer them .
They aren’t cheap but watch the vid of how they work and you’ll be impressed.
They have airbag pants too which is overkill for some.
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The best ones are Helite and Alpinestars. Dainese and Klim also offer them .
They aren’t cheap but watch the vid of how they work and you’ll be impressed.
They have airbag pants too which is overkill for some.
Motorcycle Airbag Vests and Jackets Helite Airbag Experts
Motorcycle Airbag Vests And Jackets By Helite With Technology To Reduce Injury In A Crash
This one is very similar to the Helite model, they look almost identical.Air bag vests and jackets with a buikt in airbag should be seen as important as a helmet.
The best ones are Helite and Alpinestars. Dainese and Klim also offer them .
They aren’t cheap but watch the vid of how they work and you’ll be impressed.
They have airbag pants too which is overkill for some.
Motorcycle Airbag Vests and Jackets Helite Airbag Experts
Motorcycle Airbag Vests And Jackets By Helite With Technology To Reduce Injury In A Crash
Sounds like a good way to price motorcycling out of reach for alot, to help get rid of them, as bikes don't seem to be liked much by lawmakers in Europe anymore, based on what I hear from the European members here.
And you can clip the airbag vest tether on your tractor too...should keep you safely mowing into your 90's
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Goes to show you no matter where you live, governments thrive on sucking the fun out of things....
I did auto collision estimating for much of my early career. Periodically we would get to go to courses on collision repair, etc. Once in a while the instructor would demonstrate an air bag by placing the unit (removed from the steering wheel) face down on the ground and deploying it with a battery. Some of them go some decent altitude. Pretty fun.
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