I bought a Thing! But can I wear it? | Alpinestars Tech Air 5 Airbag System
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- I bought it myself, with my own money.
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As long as there is enough room for the shoulder air bag To deploy !!!
I have the same Tech Air 5 and never ride without it. It is now three years old and has never deployed. I want to keep it that way. In summer it can add to the heat as the airbag does not flow air to the skin, but I get by wearing it under a Revit Sand 4 adventure jacket, which flows a lot of air if all the linings are removed and vents opened. In summer I am wearing only a T shirt under the airbag and jacket and its fine as long as I am moving. The one downside not mentioned is that the long back protector gets in the way of zipping the Sand 4 pants to the jacket, but I figure that it I come off, the inflated air bag inside the jacket will keep it in place on my body with no chance of riding up while sliding down the road. Cheers, Alan.
Buy the Helite airbag vest you are better protected because of bigger air cartouche, no expensive checkups needed, no worries about the electronics and cheeper. There is not one reason for me why should go with Alpinestars. Here in Europe they did some testing with different vests and came to the same conclusion. My vest had been activated once and the impact on the ground was so smooth that I didn’t feel it with my back, airbag vests are a important step forward for riders.
Interesting take. Just ordered Alpinestars latest offroad airbag. Have a nice weekend!
I have the same jacket . Actually you do have a air bag protection on the shoulders so you don’t need the shoulder protection in the jackets that you wear on top ride safe D
How small does it fold up? (Thinking of storing it in my top-box when I park the bike).
Did you get to try the Helite Airbag Backpack? Sounds like you made a very considered decision, good work.
I think the techair is the best system out there.
Your wife should be happy you are trying todo a dangerous activity as safely as possible.
I am waiting for the injector seat -
It's good that you are looking for additional crash protection and having purchased it, it will be justified if/when you happen to come off. I went through the same decision making process, though it wasn't an impulse buy. The reason I went with a Helite Turtle 2 jacked as that when it was set-off, I could replace the cartridge myself and be back on the bike in a few minutes, avoiding having to send the jacket back for inspection, as it works off a lanyard and not an electronic inertia sensor. The other point was that it is worn external to my textile jacket and not inside leathers which might be damaged by the inflation or compress you further with the leathers restraining it's expansion. The Moto GP rider's leathers are designed to allow an internal airbag function, I'm not so sure about their off the seld leathers.
Well you are in a better position.