Last year, a motorcycle supply company called Klim introduced a smart airbag vest (airbag), whose function is to protect the user against falls and accidents. However, it has a peculiarity: if you ...

There are two main ways to get the airbag vests to deploy, and the first is a tether. With tethers, the rider's vest is physically linked to the motorcycle and in the event of a crash, where the ...

The trickle-down effect of innovation is real — and can be fascinating to watch over time. Take, for example, the motorcycle airbag, which has come a long way from the 1994 beach vacation where Lino ...

Inflating the Airbag Vest Two CO2 cartridges are used to inflate the Airetronics vest. The triggers for each are located under the outer slit pockets and are permanently attached to the jacket, one on ...

French company In&Motion supplies AI-enhanced airbag tech to a range of motorcycle protective gear manufacturers, including Held, Klim, Ixon, Furygan, RST and others, and they've hooked me up with ...

If your crash puts a hole in the vest's air bladder or ruptures it, a replacement is $199 — all on top of the $599 purchase price of the vest itself. But, there's a bigger problem with the Tech ...

Inflatable life vests aren’t just for airline passengers anymore. The Spidi Neck DPS is a safety vest for motorcycle riders equipped with a built-in airbag system designed to protect against ...

Introduction Recently I posted that I had purchased an airbag vest so as one can tell from the title of this writing, I chose to go with the Hit-Air MLV-C Airbag vest. Here’s a look at why I chose the ...

With tethers, the rider's vest is physically linked to the motorcycle and in the event of a crash, where the rider separates from the bike, pulling on the tether, the airbag inflates.

Just as the name implies, if the motorcyclist is involved in an accident and falls off the motorcycle, the vest inflates to help protect them from an impact. One airbag vest on the market is made ...