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I am curious as there are a lot of good options these days. I tried out a tech-air 5 plasma and you basically could not tell you were wearing one. A little less airflow, but hardly.
Do you wear an airbag?
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Never had one. I rode and raced dirt bikes and motorcycles since 1983. Crashed a lot and broke several bones, tore things, broken back too. The airbag *may* have saved me from a broken back on the motocross track but... unless it can prevent over extension of the spine it would not have.
The rise and fall of the Leatt neck brace says most riders prefer the unrestricted feel of being able to move around naturally on the bike rather than the constricted feel of these safety systems. I get it, safety first but if it slows you down it's not worth it in professional competition.
There are riders in supercross wearing the airbag and I have seen one deploy on TV, whether or not it helped they didn't specify.
The rise and fall of the Leatt neck brace says most riders prefer the unrestricted feel of being able to move around naturally on the bike rather than the constricted feel of these safety systems. I get it, safety first but if it slows you down it's not worth it in professional competition.
There are riders in supercross wearing the airbag and I have seen one deploy on TV, whether or not it helped they didn't specify.
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Yeah I remember watching Austin forkner and Justin Barcia crash and seeing it deploy. Very interesting in the mx world.
For mx, the algorithm really struggles on when to deploy.
The coverage area is similar to a neck brace when deployed, but you get the benefit of extra mobility when not deployed compared to a neck brace.
For street motorcycles it seems the algorithm is really good.
Here is a crash of someone with the tech air 5 plasma. He says he did not feel a thing and had no bruises.
The wife and I got each other Dainese D-air customized kangaroo leather suits for Christmas. Hopefully we never need them, but now we have them.
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We need some photos of those. I bet they look so cool.
I have a picture of the both of us wearing them, but I'm not posting pics of the wife on here. You can get an idea how they look on the Dainese website.
Did not know they existed. I would wear anything to be safer on a motorcycle.
My 1 1/2 yr old grandson needs an air bag. Infact the 4 yr old as well. The 4 yr old falls off the kitchen chair still. He squirms around on the chair too much. Gets in trouble.....
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