Airbag Jacket any good? ( Hit Air Safermoto jacket & vest)

[swann]

I have the YS vest and love the hi viz color and reflective areas! I had a problem with the zipper and just wanted to say thank you to Alan for making it right! I feel much safer wearing the vest and plan to buy vests or jackets for my kids too.

[SaferMoto]

Originally Posted by swann

I have the YS vest and love the hi viz color and reflective areas! I had a problem with the zipper and just wanted to say thank you to Alan for making it right! I feel much safer wearing the vest and plan to buy vests or jackets for my kids too.

Have had to fix a few of the zipper on the YS vests. Factory thinks it was a bad batch of zippers from their supplier!!!!

We have replaced every zipper on the YS vests that folks have had problems with, maybe 4 or 5 tops so far.

Glad to hear you feel safer wearing the vest, I wont ride without mine. Even although it did not stop my collar bone from braking in my last "racing incident" at the track I am 100% sure it saved my neck from injury though

[swann]

That's a bummer on the bad zippers. Kinda important that the vest stay on a person to protect properly. :)

[G19Tony]

Originally Posted by SaferMoto

Have had to fix a few of the zipper on the YS vests. Factory thinks it was a bad batch of zippers from their supplier!!!!

We have replaced every zipper on the YS vests that folks have had problems with, maybe 4 or 5 tops so far.

Glad to hear you feel safer wearing the vest, I wont ride without mine. Even although it did not stop my collar bone from braking in my last "racing incident" at the track I am 100% sure it saved my neck from injury though

I just sent my MLV-Y vest back to Alan for a larger size. I'm looking forward to adding this to my daily riding gear.

[SaferMoto]

Originally Posted by swann

That's a bummer on the bad zippers. Kinda important that the vest stay on a person to protect properly. :)

It was actually the small bottom piece of the zipper that came off, the part that slides into the "handle". The zipper it'self stayed together.

When I started getting calls about it I alerted the factory who tested/replaced all the YS vests they had in stock and replacing zippers where needed

[swann]

Cool, thanks for doing that Alan!

[SaferMoto]

Originally Posted by swann

Cool, thanks for doing that Alan!

You are welcome, sorry for the inconvenience

[SaferMoto]

For those who want the "ultimate" in air bag visibility we have just released a new vest design



You can take a look at the details here

or our Blog post here

We will have examples with us in Atlanta, Dallas and Long Beach if you want to see them and be "touchy feely"

[I-Su.Yu]

Originally Posted by SaferMoto

For those who want the "ultimate" in air bag visibility we have just released a new vest design

What are the key differences between MLV-P and MLV-Y? How will the release of the MLV-P affect price and availability of MLV-Y?

Thanks.

[SaferMoto]

Originally Posted by I-Su.Yu

What are the key differences between MLV-P and MLV-Y? How will the release of the MLV-P affect price and availability of MLV-Y?

Thanks.

The main difference is the addition of the Large "light reflective" areas on the yellow vest to make it show up more at night or dusk conditions.

The MLV-YC is not effected by the release of thee new vest. We realize that the new design may not be, to use a English phrase, "Everyone's cup of tea". So the MLV-YC which replaced the MLV-Y, will continue to be available at the same price point

Please let me know if I can answer any other questions

[AceRider01]

I noted that hit-air used to have a deployment mechanism which would fully inflate the system in 0.5 sec, then a retro-swappable system allows deployment in 0.25sec - which is better - this is when i decide the system is quick enough to be provide some protection in certain type of accidents. I bought one as a result - not yet test it in action except for accidental deployment when i drop my bike from forgetting to deploy side stand - right in front of a crowd of beautiful ladies which probably explain why i was forgetful in the first place

One of hit-air competitor has now produced a system which deploys in less than 0.1 sec on a airbag jacket with similar volume coverage. Are you able to explain what mechanism was improved when hit-air cut down the 0.5 sec system to the 0.25sec system and whether any plans are on the way to cut it down further?

[SaferMoto]

Originally Posted by AceRider01

I noted that hit-air used to have a deployment mechanism which would fully inflate the system in 0.5 sec, then a retro-swappable system allows deployment in 0.25sec - which is better - this is when i decide the system is quick enough to be provide some protection in certain type of accidents. I bought one as a result - not yet test it in action except for accidental deployment when i drop my bike from forgetting to deploy side stand - right in front of a crowd of beautiful ladies which probably explain why i was forgetful in the first place

One of hit-air competitor has now produced a system which deploys in less than 0.1 sec on a airbag jacket with similar volume coverage. Are you able to explain what mechanism was improved when hit-air cut down the 0.5 sec system to the 0.25sec system and whether any plans are on the way to cut it down further?

I hope the beautiful ladies were suitably impressed

I believe the changes made to lower the inflation time were in the keybox design, change in the spring and the rates(I dont know all the technical data and could not divulge it if I knew anyway)

Hit-Air are constantly trying to improve the product and will make improvements as they find them and it is cost effective for you the customer. Along the same lines of changing the keybox for $45 allowed you to move your inflation time from .5 - .25 sec on older vests and jackets.

Which "competitor's" vest are talking about? Point 2?

[Tim McKittrick]

One thing that I was unprepared for (but which is to be expected once given a tiny bit of thought and a moderate understanding of physics) is how cold the vest gets upon inflation.

I really got to notice this the first time I "deployed" mine as it was done for the benefit of the idiot TSA and to waste out the CO2 cart.

[Thinc2]

Originally Posted by SaferMoto

For those who want the "ultimate" in air bag visibility we have just released a new vest design



You can take a look at the details here

or our Blog post here

We will have examples with us in Atlanta, Dallas and Long Beach if you want to see them and be "touchy feely"

Nice work - that is a huge improvement.

[AceRider01]

Originally Posted by SaferMoto

I hope the beautiful ladies were suitably impressed

I believe the changes made to lower the inflation time were in the keybox design, change in the spring and the rates(I dont know all the technical data and could not divulge it if I knew anyway)

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Which "competitor's" vest are talking about? Point 2?

I dont know whether the ladies were impressed- i kept my head down and got out of there as soon as i could.


There shouldnt be any secret about the design- if one has the 2 systems in his hands - a comparison should not be difficult - no point worrying whether someone would steal the technology (it's kind bare for all to see) - stronger spring seem like a plausible contributing factor - i was just curious for a comparison anyway.

http://www.motoairbag.com/motoairbag...i_prodotto.php

Motoairbag claims to inflate in 0.08 sec and the associated video seem to indicate that - it's also been certified to CE EN1621/4 - airbag only force attenuation standard, not a bunch non-relevant standards some other manufacturer confuse people into.

I must say i dont like how head/neck support is positioned on Motoairbag as i dont think it provides lateral movement support like hit-air and a number of other manufacturers product - i am however quite impressed with the claimed 0.08 sec inflation rate though.