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slofox
5th July 2011, 16:34
Don't think this is a repost. Interesting though...


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Alpinestars
5th July 2011, 20:14
How impressive it is to see an air bag suit! Production is not far away!
ckai
5th July 2011, 21:26
Pretty interesting. I see the armour becoming the airbags, as well as other areas of course. Seems logical to me. Armour on the outside and airbag on the body side.

And why can't they inflate like the Michelin Man? :) That would save some problems

...could get an ACC discount ;)
slofox
6th July 2011, 08:32
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And why can't they inflate like the Michelin Man? :)

Perhaps because you might go bouncing down the road like a balloon..?
HenryDorsetCase
6th July 2011, 09:45
Perhaps because you might go bouncing down the road like a balloon..?

instead of like a rag doll? I'll take balloon cheers.
slofox
6th July 2011, 13:17
instead of like a rag doll? I'll take balloon cheers.

Ahhhhh...yeah. Good point. Hafta agree with that. :blink:
theblackbandit
7th July 2011, 13:29
you have to wonder, had pedrosa had one of these on, would it have saved his collar bone at le mans? same for crutchlow at silverstone...

edit: whoops crutchlow uses spidi...
Crasherfromwayback
7th July 2011, 13:53
What happens when you have a big biff...the suit inflates, and you can't carry on because of that?
nodrog
7th July 2011, 13:57
What happens when you have a big biff...the suit inflates, and you can't carry on because of that?

I'm sure that happened to Lorenzo lastyear with the Dainese one, lowsided into the sandpit, ran over to his bike to carry on, but the whole front of his zip had blown out.
Gremlin
7th July 2011, 13:59
pedrosa needs it more... dovizioso is tiny...
theblackbandit
7th July 2011, 14:33
What happens when you have a big biff...the suit inflates, and you can't carry on because of that?

na the guy in the video (at around 2:20) says the air bag deflates after about 20-25 seconds and is reusable a second time.
Crasherfromwayback
7th July 2011, 14:53
na the guy in the video (at around 2:20) says the air bag deflates after about 20-25 seconds and is reusable a second time.

That's no good in the middle of a race though!
slofox
7th July 2011, 15:18
That's no good in the middle of a race though!

I kinda gathered that the suit, when inflated, is not all that immobilising...
Crasherfromwayback
7th July 2011, 15:29
I kinda gathered that the suit, when inflated, is not all that immobilising...

I went further into the clip to have a proper gander...and it seems it may not be an issue. Pretty cool that it resets too!
slofox
7th July 2011, 15:32
I went further into the clip to have a proper gander...and it seems it may not be an issue. Pretty cool that it resets too!

Yeah. You get two inflations. Tough shit if you fall off a third time though...:blink:

Mind you. by then you might be discouraged anyway...
jetboy
8th July 2011, 12:19
...but the whole front of his zip had blown out.

Excuse me?
nodrog
8th July 2011, 12:27
Excuse me?

Why? Did you fart?
Stirts
8th July 2011, 12:48
pedrosa needs it more...

+1

I love what the commentator said....

"He just doesn't bounce well does he"
Crasherfromwayback
8th July 2011, 12:51
[QUOTE=Gremlin;1130103242]pedrosa needs it more... QUOTE]

+1

I love what the commentator said....

"He just doesn't bounce well does he"

Well he's got little 11 year old boys clavicles I guess!
Stirts
8th July 2011, 13:08
Well he's got little 11 year old boys clavicles I guess!

He is shorter than most 11 year olds too, I am sure. 5'2" and 103lbs - nevertheless he must have some big balls to be where he is today.
Crasherfromwayback
8th July 2011, 13:09
He is shorter than most 11 year olds too, I am sure. 5'2" and 103lbs - nevertheless he must have some big balls to be where he is today.

They all have at that level for sure!
steve_t
8th July 2011, 17:39
Do bikers' clavicles break due to direct impact or is it more from their arms and/or shoulders smashing into the ground?
Crasherfromwayback
9th July 2011, 10:34
Do bikers' clavicles break due to direct impact or is it more from their arms and/or shoulders smashing into the ground?

All of the above!
lostinflyz
9th July 2011, 15:55
you have to wonder, had pedrosa had one of these on, would it have saved his collar bone at le mans? same for crutchlow at silverstone...

edit: whoops crutchlow uses spidi...

pedro-bot was wearing one,

http://www.motomatters.com/analysis/2011/06/13/2011_silverstone_motogp_sunday_round_up_.html


I remember somewhere a while back (maybe just before the winter olympics) they were talking about these for downhill skiers, but they couldn't find any parameters for them that indicate a definite crash, or enough that wouldn't set them off all the time.

I think the closing comment was something like as far as dainese (i think) was concerned downhill skiers were in a constant state of crash, just occasioanlly they ended up at the end with their ski's pointed the right way. classic
jaffaonajappa
9th July 2011, 16:11
I think the closing comment was something like as far as dainese (i think) was concerned downhill skiers were in a constant state of crash, just occasioanlly they ended up at the end with their ski's pointed the right way. classic

Heheh, quite right.

Now....these should be available in about three or so years for off the shelf suits here in NZ. At a guess?
Excellent.