Body protection...why have we not seen this ???

[hershey]

Someone told me of these today, they use them in horseback competition.
.25 seconds to inflate, check the neck protection and the spine, back and tailbone protection.

Someone needs to make an mx version that works for our needs !

Someone embed this please !!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1MAP6gbx08&feature=related

 

[1foxracing]

They make something similar for Road Racing leathers.

Here it is.

 

[mblair]

i think one of the reasons something like this wont work in moto is they dont deflate. In other forms of competition, like horse compet, they don't get back up after crashing and go again. i like the concept though and it would be cool to see something like this.....

 

[GeorgiePorgie]

how do they inflate? .25 seconds after you hit the ground?

 

[hershey]

Actually they do deflate, a little slowly but that is the design.

As for inflating, there is a tether cord , kinda like the kill switch on a quad, that inflates the vest when you fall off the horse and hopefully before you hit the ground.