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Hope this is of interest to some of you:
I recently met and visited with a fellow Goldwinger - Rick Mays - who has been great helping me out with my new bike... Anyway when I visited him at his house I showed him my Motorcycle Jacket, a fantastic product made by a company called "Impact Jacket, LLC"... The jacket is very high quality, has the standard compliment of CE armor, fully adjustable fitting, very durable and snug... What really makes this jacket different though is the fact it has a CO2 cartridge system installed low on the right side which connects via a simple tether to the motorcycle. Integrated into the jacket is a full torso and neck supported airbag system! I can already hear the jeers even as I type, but I must say I spent over six months researching all of these type products and the Impact Jacket is first rate. The greatest testiment to this fact is that the Impact Jacket is now being used by the Georgia State Highway Patrol Motorcycle Division - there are also four other state agencies around the country currently in testing and evaluation...
In Japan, Europe, and other locations this technology is already being frequently used... Basically when between 30-50 foot pounds of force is applied to the tether cord (as in an accidental get-off) the tether cord will release from the motorcycle and at the same moment inflate the jacket. It takes between 250-400 milliseconds to completely inflate - yes I realize that is too slow to be very effective in a direct head-on collision, but in many typical wrecks the biker would see significant protection from this product as you would bounce off the pavement or another object many times during a crash. Rick, being a retired fireman, commented he felt the jacket would be an important piece of safety equipment in his opinion as well - having seen more than his share of motorcycle wrecks...
Sorry, I am not trying to be an advertisement for this product, but I firmly believe in the safety advantages of the jacket... It also looks very cool, and in no way can you tell it has this oddball airbag system - just looks like a sporty riding jacket...
Here is the link to the company's website below. I have communicated several times with the president of the company, Charles Paige, and he is an honest man putting out a product worthy of our attention. Here is a link:
http://www.impactjackets.com/
Here is a link to a Google Video showing the jacket being deployed:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... act+jacket
I am perhaps one of the few motorcylists in the country now riding a motorcycle with an integrated airbag and also wearing an airbag jacket - sounds unique eh? :shock:
Thanks and ride safe,
Brian G
I recently met and visited with a fellow Goldwinger - Rick Mays - who has been great helping me out with my new bike... Anyway when I visited him at his house I showed him my Motorcycle Jacket, a fantastic product made by a company called "Impact Jacket, LLC"... The jacket is very high quality, has the standard compliment of CE armor, fully adjustable fitting, very durable and snug... What really makes this jacket different though is the fact it has a CO2 cartridge system installed low on the right side which connects via a simple tether to the motorcycle. Integrated into the jacket is a full torso and neck supported airbag system! I can already hear the jeers even as I type, but I must say I spent over six months researching all of these type products and the Impact Jacket is first rate. The greatest testiment to this fact is that the Impact Jacket is now being used by the Georgia State Highway Patrol Motorcycle Division - there are also four other state agencies around the country currently in testing and evaluation...
In Japan, Europe, and other locations this technology is already being frequently used... Basically when between 30-50 foot pounds of force is applied to the tether cord (as in an accidental get-off) the tether cord will release from the motorcycle and at the same moment inflate the jacket. It takes between 250-400 milliseconds to completely inflate - yes I realize that is too slow to be very effective in a direct head-on collision, but in many typical wrecks the biker would see significant protection from this product as you would bounce off the pavement or another object many times during a crash. Rick, being a retired fireman, commented he felt the jacket would be an important piece of safety equipment in his opinion as well - having seen more than his share of motorcycle wrecks...
Sorry, I am not trying to be an advertisement for this product, but I firmly believe in the safety advantages of the jacket... It also looks very cool, and in no way can you tell it has this oddball airbag system - just looks like a sporty riding jacket...
Here is the link to the company's website below. I have communicated several times with the president of the company, Charles Paige, and he is an honest man putting out a product worthy of our attention. Here is a link:
http://www.impactjackets.com/
Here is a link to a Google Video showing the jacket being deployed:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... act+jacket
I am perhaps one of the few motorcylists in the country now riding a motorcycle with an integrated airbag and also wearing an airbag jacket - sounds unique eh? :shock:
Thanks and ride safe,
Brian G