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viper94bite · 03-08-2006, 02:46 PM

http://www.motorcycleairbagjackets.com/

I wonder how well they actually work?

blackie1491 · 03-08-2006, 02:51 PM

If your friends know your are wearing one, whats happens if they give you a hard smack on the back???

By accident, of course.

D_Klein · 03-08-2006, 02:53 PM

Damn good idea. Every little bit helps.

...as long as you don't **** yourself when you see the price.

viper94bite · 03-08-2006, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie1491

If your friends know your are wearing one, whats happens if they give you a hard smack on the back???

By accident, of course.

lol. i don't think it would matter. There is a clip that attaches to the bike, and when you get thrown it pulls the coord and inflates. whooooo they are expensive though. I think $650 was the lowest priced one.

blackie1491 · 03-08-2006, 03:14 PM

Your friends would not pull the clip? By accident.

Rockhead · 03-08-2006, 03:41 PM

Just have to remember to fall away from the bike.

Kaikias · 03-08-2006, 03:49 PM

I would forget about it and get off the bike.

Shea · 03-08-2006, 04:10 PM

It seems that they thought of everything...oh wait, they didn't. As mentioned above, you have to be ejected from the bike. Many times this doesn't happen until you actually hit the ground. A low side or high side could keep you on the bike until impact.

Granted, if you have armour and a good jacket, then I suppose it would be ok. It looks as if you can get a vest, which would probably go under a jacket. If it gets too warm, maybe you could wear the vest as your actual shirt?

On a last note, they show you how to replace the CO2 and deflate the air bag. Not sure that would be a good idea if it was involved in an accident.

LayinLo · 03-08-2006, 08:35 PM

I don't think I'd be re-using the jacket after an accident.

**inspiron** · 03-09-2006, 02:40 AM

I know a woman who has one of those jackets for riding her horse. She broke her back two years ago when she was thrown off, and has been told if she gets thrown again, it could cut her spinal cord. So she has an airbag jacket and clips it on the sattle.

03-08-2006, 02:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
viper94bite Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2008 Yamaha FZ6 Location: omaha, ne Posts: 1,792	Kind of cool anybody seen these! http://www.motorcycleairbagjackets.com/ I wonder how well they actually work? __________________ *yippee*

03-09-2006, 02:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,072	I know a woman who has one of those jackets for riding her horse. She broke her back two years ago when she was thrown off, and has been told if she gets thrown again, it could cut her spinal cord. So she has an airbag jacket and clips it on the sattle. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

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03-08-2006, 02:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,331	If your friends know your are wearing one, whats happens if they give you a hard smack on the back??? By accident, of course.

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D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	Damn good idea. Every little bit helps. ...as long as you don't **** yourself when you see the price.

03-08-2006, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,331	Your friends would not pull the clip? By accident.

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03-08-2006, 03:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kaikias Ditch Magnet Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: 97 GSF1200 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 152	I would forget about it and get off the bike.

03-08-2006, 04:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shea Third gear and cruising Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: Buell XB12Ss Lightning Location: York, Pa Posts: 521	It seems that they thought of everything...oh wait, they didn't. As mentioned above, you have to be ejected from the bike. Many times this doesn't happen until you actually hit the ground. A low side or high side could keep you on the bike until impact. Granted, if you have armour and a good jacket, then I suppose it would be ok. It looks as if you can get a vest, which would probably go under a jacket. If it gets too warm, maybe you could wear the vest as your actual shirt? On a last note, they show you how to replace the CO2 and deflate the air bag. Not sure that would be a good idea if it was involved in an accident.

03-08-2006, 08:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	I don't think I'd be re-using the jacket after an accident.

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