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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2024, 07:26:02 pm »
Ah good work! I'll read up on that one more now.
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2024, 08:06:10 pm »
Quote from: Matt on November 21, 2024, 07:26:02 pm
Ah good work! I'll read up on that one more now.
The inner one doesn't appear on their website, and I can't even find images of it on the web, so I guess they pushed it out for EICMA and Motorcycle Live.
Basically it's almost as skinny as a wally jacket, with a CD box-sized electronics pack that pops in a jacket pocket.

Here's the first image of it on the net! Yeah, right.



There are 5 poppers to position/lock it in the jacket.
It comes in different sizes - Small, Medium, Large IIRC. Its also longer than a passive back protector.

The one so-so bit is that the air canister is centrally mounted at the back. I would have thought away from the spine would be smarter, but hey, no airbag is even worse than that.
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2024, 09:00:21 pm »
Congratulations on the suit Rich.  :thumbsupgood:
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2024, 08:56:29 am »
Woo! Ah yes the placement of electronics and/or canister is another thing that is... a thing. For sure.

How is it mounted on the back though? I don't have the nits to make it out. Is it just 'strapped' on there? I've seen some where it appears as part of the passive back protector itself. That sounds - to a laybadger - a sensible one. Though i'm sure Helite made their decision for a reason.

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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2024, 11:31:01 am »
Designed by a 7 year-old. Obviously on contract as the 4 year-olds who wouldn't make that silly mistake were all too busy.

I imagine that the gas canister is 'protected' when the bag goes off so it might not hurt you but sitting outside a coffee stop might be a tad irritating...unless you set the bag off.
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #20 on: November 23, 2024, 10:13:08 am »
Whats the solution if your body mass already looks like the vest has gone off? Asking for a friend!
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #21 on: November 23, 2024, 12:18:37 pm »
Quote from: davidll on November 23, 2024, 10:13:08 am
Whats the solution if your body mass already looks like the vest has gone off? Asking for a friend!

As well as Pie Expansiontm elastication they also offer the Body Sculpting Encasertm, developed from heat shrink technology.
Takes 20 years off your body!

Through sweating.
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #22 on: November 23, 2024, 06:38:47 pm »
What was the price of the inner Helite Richard? At the price of your suit including the Helite, it can't have been much. The outer ones cost an arm and a leg (but might save you the use of them in a tumble).
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2024, 07:32:37 pm »
Quote from: Phmode on November 23, 2024, 06:38:47 pm
What was the price of the inner Helite Richard? At the price of your suit including the Helite, it can't have been much. The outer ones cost an arm and a leg (but might save you the use of them in a tumble).

I didn't actually ask, but suits are around the £800-900 mark (depending on type, design, etc, in my case minimal), so that would make it somewhere around £500-600.

I'm guessing it's slightly cheaper than the external variety (£650, discounted to £600), but not by much since most cost is in the electronics / development.
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Re: Airbags in 2024
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #26 on: November 24, 2024, 09:25:18 am »
The get out will be that helmets are mandatory and airbags are not.
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #27 on: December 18, 2024, 11:04:13 pm »
That Bennetts video is excellent  :thumbsupgood:

I was an early airbag adopter. It’s not often I’m ahead of a trend :D

Quote from: Matt on November 21, 2024, 08:42:23 am
So when I get a suit made it needs double expansion panels :D. One for the airbag and one for me!

Have you decided who will make the suit (Hideout, BKS or someone else)?
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #28 on: December 18, 2024, 11:16:57 pm »
Quote from: richtea on November 21, 2024, 06:41:03 pm
I'll let you know how I get on.

I’m glad you’ve summoned your inner Helite :)

Please keep us posted on how you get on. Incidentally, Kate at Hideout mentioned this new Helite was coming, but your photo is the first I’ve seen of it—what a scoop!
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Re: Airbags in 2024
« Reply #29 on: December 19, 2024, 03:47:42 pm »
I've received a recall notice for my yet to be worn TechAir 7x.... Alpinestars has identified an issue with the bushing connectivity of the gas canisters in the Tech-Air® 7X and Off-Road Systems, which may cause damage to the housing or back protector of the product during deployment and requires a free upgrade.

Just as well it's still in it's box as I need to send it back for the upgrade.
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