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My friend just sent this to me at work. Don't know if any of you have seen this yet, but I do have to say this is pretty cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo9Vlt5tGwY
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I wonder what the trigger is. I'd hate for it to go off while I was riding.
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Thats a good question, what does trigger it. Its a good idea, how ever having a explosion like that next to your head would cause me to void my bladder
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looks pretty useless to me.
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Should be Riding
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Dont give the governmnet any more ideas of what should be mandatory.
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The trigger is (or at least used to be) a tether.
I dont see it as useless...its new technology and will naturally be seen as useless...untill it gets popular or is disproven.
Id like to see it get better and become a viable safety option.
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In it's current configuration it doesn't seem to protect anything,in fact it looks like it may even cause some injury at speed.
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just somthin else to make us feel er safer.mabey it will work for the roundy roundy faster faster boys on the track.not for me.motorcycling is dangerous get used to it.
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This is from an article on webBikeWorld
Each airbag has a triggering device that is can pierce the carbon dioxide cylinder when mechanically activated. The trigger is attached to a 2mm thick plastic covered cable with a breakaway device in the middle and a safety clasp on one end. The clasp must be attached to the motorcycle; to do this, MotoAir supplies a couple of extra lengths of plastic covered cable with screw ends. One of these can be used to loop around the motorcycle's frame, or some other sturdy attachment point on the bike.
When the rider is ejected from the bike, the force on the cable triggers the pin that pierces the carbon dioxide cylinder, and the idea is that the weight of the rider's body will cause enough force for the breakaway connection to separate.
The carbon dioxide cylinder is located on the outside of the airbag in the area of the right hip. When the airbag inflates, presumably the inflated airbag will protect the rider from landing on the hard metal cylinder and triggering device.
The airbag is reusable by simply unscrewing the empty cylinder and replacing it with a new one. The airbag's inflatable neck section must also be tucked back in under the jacket's collar and the "hook and loop" closures hold it until next time.
It may be difficult to find a location on some motorcycles near enough to the cable to get everything connected. I'm not sure what the maximum recommended length for the entire cable assembly should be; I assume that if it's too long, the rider might theoretically be too far away from the bike before the airbag deploys.
A thether seems like it might not work very well. Too long and you'd be sliding on the pavement before it went off. And as for me, if I'm on the bike for a couple of hours I like to stretch out. I can't think of one part of my body that stays in one place the whole time I'm on the bike. Another thought I just had, I know everyones done it, how many times have you forgot to turn your gas back on? Imagine the first time you forget to take your tether off when you get off the bike...
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In it's current configuration it doesn't seem to protect anything,in fact it looks like it may even cause some injury at speed.
I think its supposed to work with the helmet in restricting the movement of the neck, sorta like the braces on linebacker shoulder pads. It'll definately depend on the person though, cause if a guy with an abnormally long neck will be screwed.
It does seem like it doesnt let you slide and actually grabs the pavement which makes you tumble and break your arms and legs. I guess thats better than being paralyzed from the neck down.
It dont look like a very good test though, they shouldnt have made that video public, cause the design needs some work.
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This is from an article on webBikeWorld
Each airbag has a triggering device that is can pierce the carbon dioxide cylinder when mechanically activated. The trigger is attached to a 2mm thick plastic covered cable with a breakaway device in the middle and a safety clasp on one end. The clasp must be attached to the motorcycle; to do this, MotoAir supplies a couple of extra lengths of plastic covered cable with screw ends. One of these can be used to loop around the motorcycle's frame, or some other sturdy attachment point on the bike.
When the rider is ejected from the bike, the force on the cable triggers the pin that pierces the carbon dioxide cylinder, and the idea is that the weight of the rider's body will cause enough force for the breakaway connection to separate.
The carbon dioxide cylinder is located on the outside of the airbag in the area of the right hip. When the airbag inflates, presumably the inflated airbag will protect the rider from landing on the hard metal cylinder and triggering device.
The airbag is reusable by simply unscrewing the empty cylinder and replacing it with a new one. The airbag's inflatable neck section must also be tucked back in under the jacket's collar and the "hook and loop" closures hold it until next time.
It may be difficult to find a location on some motorcycles near enough to the cable to get everything connected. I'm not sure what the maximum recommended length for the entire cable assembly should be; I assume that if it's too long, the rider might theoretically be too far away from the bike before the airbag deploys.
A thether seems like it might not work very well. Too long and you'd be sliding on the pavement before it went off. And as for me, if I'm on the bike for a couple of hours I like to stretch out. I can't think of one part of my body that stays in one place the whole time I'm on the bike. Another thought I just had, I know everyones done it, how many times have you forgot to turn your gas back on? Imagine the first time you forget to take your tether off when you get off the bike...
Yeah I can imagine pulling into the gas station and standing up with a inflatable life vest blowing up wrapped around my neck, and just ignoring it like nothing ever happend..ahah...wind blowing the thing all over, just standing there pumping...haha...man thats a good skit for a movie or something.
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Are you guys absolutely sure this isn't a new Red Bull commercial???
("it gives you wings", ya know)
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I could see myself forgetting to disconnect, getting off the bike....POOF.
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The motorcycle's airbag in this German crash test looks like it might have the ability to decreased some injuries to the rider. I guess it's similar to the new Honda Goldwing bag. I don't know what kind of bike that is in the test? Ps- I think the cager chick's 'personal' airbag(s) were suffcient to save her from almost any crash.  Crash Test
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