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Here’s a new twist on the classic leather motorcycle jacket…
Kenji Takeuchi, the founder and owner of a Japanese electrical services firm, has developed and marketed (only in Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America, so far) a motorcycle jacket with inflatable air-pockets that automatically inflate in the event of an accident where the rider is ejected from the bike.
Inspired by the emergency flotation bag used by scuba-divers, that jacket has a safety key that, if removed, causes concealed air-bags in the jacket to inflate. A coiled safety wire is attached to the bike at one end and to the safety key at the other. In the event of an accident, the wire pulls the key from the jacket, if the rider is thrown from the bike, the jacket then instantly inflates protecting the rider from the resulting upper-body trauma. The jacket then automatically deflates in about 6 seconds, allowing the rider to move about freely. A quick-release allows the rider to get off the bike without triggering the jacket.
Despite a cool initial reception by Japanese cycle manufacturers the Hit-Air, as it is called, is selling quite well in the markets where it is available. Due to liability issues, it is currently not available in the U.S.
January 28th, 2009 at 12:11 am
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What I love most about the products sold in this site is the insane drop in prices! I come here to purchase gifts for my friends after being so satisfied with my own purchase of jacket. It makes anyone feel tough enough to handle the world….
January 28th, 2009 at 2:34 am
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I’m always here for my accessories. I’m really fond of your products. Never seen anything like them before anywhere or even in local shops. Keep up the good work….