# Motorcycle Airbag **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 25, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617 "2008-03-25T12:16:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/1 "2008-03-25T12:16:55Z")
[http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/videos/2008/march/mar1108dainesed-airbagsuit/](http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/videos/2008/march/mar1108dainesed-airbagsuit/) ---
**Author:** ![RLB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rlb/32/5196_2.png) [@RLB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RLB)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/2 "2008-03-25T12:37:35Z")
ehh. i don’t see that protecting you too much going at full speed. does look like it keeps the head and neck relatively still. i guess that is the point. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/3 "2008-03-25T12:49:22Z")
I read the title as “Motorbag Aircycle”, which was far more practical. :io: ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/4 "2008-03-25T13:14:27Z")
It would be cool if the whole thing blew up and made you look like the Michelin Man ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/5 "2008-03-25T13:16:54Z")
it took 10 years for that…what if you had a big neck? ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/6 "2008-03-25T20:03:33Z")
I don’t get how it is activated. What is the trigger to set it off? ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/7 "2008-03-26T18:29:48Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > I don’t get how it is activated. What is the trigger to set it off? there is a built in mic and when it sences you screaming it goes off. ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/8 "2008-03-26T19:45:53Z")
im not going to watch it, but the honda goldwing’s where testing thes over a year ago, like a fat ladies ass come into your face to save you, just what i want to see before im ejected form a bike ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/9 "2008-03-27T10:19:57Z")
I thought BMW, honda etc had this for decades now and it was proven to save lives / seriously reduce injuries? ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/10 "2008-03-27T10:28:24Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > I thought BMW, honda etc had this for decades now and it was proven to save lives / seriously reduce injuries? Those were airbags that were attached to the bike. This is a suit. So it doesn’t matter what bike your on. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/11 "2008-03-27T11:03:04Z")
ah… I missed that. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/12 "2008-03-27T11:34:18Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > there is a built in mic and when it sences you screaming it goes off. Sooooo, when I start screaming at the asshat bitch in the H3 that almost ran me off the shoulder, she may see a strange marshmallow creature tumbling along the freeway when she looks up from her starbucks/cell phone? ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/13 "2008-03-27T12:05:26Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > Sooooo, when I start screaming at the asshat bitch in the H3 that almost ran me off the shoulder, she may see a strange marshmallow creature tumbling along the freeway when she looks up from her starbucks/cell phone? He was kidding. There has to be a switch on the bike or suit when it makes contact to the ground. then sets it off. Or an impact sensor like actual airbag systems use in cars. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/14 "2008-03-27T12:11:12Z")
> [@93z24](#): > > He was kidding. There has to be a switch on the bike or suit when it makes contact to the ground. then sets it off. Or an impact sensor like actual airbag systems use in cars. HAHAHA I know he was kidding. I should have used [sarcasm] tags ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-airbag/45617/15 "2008-03-27T12:17:41Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > HAHAHA I know he was kidding. I should have used [sarcasm] tags Wasn’t sure haha. There are those people. Be fucking crazy tho if you just screamed and that shit went off. I sing when I’m riding and get pretty loud. I’d be screwed.