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EazyDuz |
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 Posted: 12:24 - 09 Nov 2012 Post subject: Airbag suit |
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Has anyone here ever tried/own one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo9Vlt5tGwY
They dont seem to be very widely available, do they really offer much more protection? ____________________ To shreds you say? Tss tss tss |
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Rogerborg |
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I have an airbag vest, but TBH I rarely wear it now. And that's the rub, there's no point in spunking money on something that'll sit in a cupboard.
They were, unsurprisingly, developed for horsists, not bikers.
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Minor spill --> Airbag deploys --> Bent brake lever, broken indicator and up to £2,500 damage to clothing...
No thanks!
Maybe I'll buy one in 20 years once the technology has moved on and the price has been slashed. |
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EazyDuz |
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covent.gardens wrote: | Minor spill --> Airbag deploys --> Bent brake lever, broken indicator and up to £2,500 damage to clothing...
No thanks!
Maybe I'll buy one in 20 years once the technology has moved on and the price has been slashed. |
Yea but, what if its a major spill. Then the £2500 doesnt seem so bad considering it has kept your ability to move your arms and legs
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https://www.thebikerstore.co.uk/products/Hit%252dAir-YS-High-Visibility-Airbag-Vest.html
Now they're quite interesting.
Although I would definitely, without a doubt, forget to disconnect the cord and activate the thing when getting off the bike.
Although unlike a car's airbag system, the thing can be re-used in such an event. 0.5 seconds to fully inflate is bordering on slow though - I guess it utilises cans of air rather than explosives to activate the bag. ____________________ '12 NC700S & '12 CB600F Hornet [Stolen by some dickless twat] Suzuki GT500 shed |
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Looking at the video, it's not going to stop your neck twisting, nor does it even prevent it flexing backwards a fair bit. Still a pro racer gimmick, at that price. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Wouldn't it be cheaper and more enjoyable to just put on a phenomenal amount of weight?
You can buy an entire 25kg Doner kebab "elephants foot" for less than £50. One of them a week should see you reaching your target weight in no time. For the price of that suit you could have yourself over one metric tonne of doner delivered to your door  ____________________ ZX6R + CBR600RR |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 12 years, 259 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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