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Mr Pop-n-Fresh ?
#468895 11/04/2011 5:43 PM
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just heard from one of my ABATE buddies that in Europe they are proposing an inflatable suite (personal air bag) as mandatory for motorcycles...attaches one to the bike via lanyard , come off and poof ' you bounce down the road like a Mars lander......how far along is this, ??? what have you Europa's heard about this ???

Re: Mr Pop-n-Fresh ?
hill8586 #468896 11/04/2011 6:40 PM
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Sta-Puft marshmallow man...


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Re: Mr Pop-n-Fresh ?
FriarJohn #468897 11/08/2011 12:45 AM
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It's always about someone making money.
In this case Michelin has the suit patented, and since they're from France........



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Re: Mr Pop-n-Fresh ?
FriarJohn #468898 11/08/2011 8:52 PM
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Re: Mr Pop-n-Fresh ?
hill8586 #468899 11/10/2011 2:29 PM
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Any studies on what happens when you forget to disable it before you get off? Or, are they going to require some expensive and complicated system involving the ignition switch, side stand etc. that is guaranteed to cause weird accidents?


Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python

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