Armour
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Dainese’s new AIRBAG vest. And you can wear it with ANY jacket.
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Dainese has just unveiled a new D-air airbag – and it’s a versatile vest that can be worn underneath or on top of any jacket. The latest introduction to Dainese’s D-air line-up is its new Smart Jacket. It’s the first airbag vest featuring D-air technology that can be worn over or under your jacket, without…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: Knox Urbane Armoured Shirt
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RRP: £159.99 // Sizes: S-4XL // Colours: Black, Black/Brown Knox’s men’s Urbane Shirt, is part of the British brands armoured shirt collection – created to be worn with any of Knox’s stylish outerwear, as part of its unique layering system. In short, the Urbane Shirt is a tight fitting classically styled zip-up shirt – equipped…
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VIDEO: KTM partners with Alpinestars. NEW jackets use TECH-AIR street airbag.
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KTM and Alpinestars have joined forces to produce its new MANAGUA GTX Tech-Air and DURBAN GTX Tech-Air jackets – which come equipped with Alpinestars Tech-Air system, the world’s first self-contained street airbag that functions without the need for sensors to be installed on the bike. The MANAGUA GTX Tech-Air jacket is KTM’s latest street oriented…
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CES tech show Las Vegas: meet the airbag vest that’s so smart it phones for help after a fall
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It was a year ago that sport protection company In&motion launched an airbag vest for skiers that grabbed the company a CES Innovation Award. Now, at the hi-tech trade show currently being held in Las Vegas, the firm has launched a version of that tech for motorcyclists. This time, however, the vest is connected to…
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BMW launches FIRST airbag textile jacket packed with Alpinestars MotoGP tech!
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BMW Motorrad is launching the BMW Motorrad Street Air by Alpinestars, an advanced airbag system built into a jacket similar to the tech used by MotoGP stars. Adopted from the current Alpinestars Tech-Air street airbag system – a set-up needing no motorbike-mounted sensors – the kit uses a sophisticated algorithm that detects imminent danger and…
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Review: Forcefield Pro L2K Evo back protector
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Reviewed by: Mikko // RRP: £119.99 // Sizes: Mens S-L, Ladies M-L // Colours: Black/yellow // Info: www.forcefieldbodyarmour.com A good back protector is an essential piece of protective gear for anyone on a motorcycle or a scooter. The Pro L2K Evo back protector is one of the lightest that I have tested, and it’s…
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Review: Knox Aegis back protector
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Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £59.99–£99.99 // Sizes: 4–9 plates // Colours: Black/white // Info: www.planet-knox.com I’ve been using the Aegis back protector from Knox for the last three months, and in this time it has become a part of my standard riding kit. What I was most surprised about was how quickly I…
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Review: Knox Meta-Sys back protector
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Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £129.99 // Sizes: S–L // Colours: Black // Info: www.planet-knox.com The Meta-Sys is the premium back protector from Knox. It’s slightly bigger than the popular Aegis, but once you get used to the size it’s very comfortable and after a while feels perfectly natural. It is Level 2 CE-certified…
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