Helite Airbag Touring Jacket Review

The helite leather airbag jacket is designed for street riders that want the ultimate in unobtrusive protection.

Helite airbag touring jacket review. An airbag vest worn over the top of a traditional jacket will stop your jacket from riding up or being stripped off exposing skin during an accident. It has a 600d cordura exterior with mesh panels for maximum. Helite leather airbag jacket. If you re thrown from the motorcycle the tether pulls free puncturing a co2 canister and inflating the vest in 0 075 seconds.

But the adventure jacket isn t just about the airbag. If a rider forgets to detach from his bike he will feel a strong tension on his vest or jacket before the airbag is triggered. Not just a company that makes airbag vests to wear over other jackets helite also makes its own gear with the airbag incorporated into it like the helite free air airbag jacket. There are airbag vests.

With a built in helite airbag vest that is set up on a tether trigger knox elbow and shoulder armor and a sas tec ce level 2 back protector you are completely covered. Please use a 60cc cartridge for all adventure jackets. Sastec 1621 level 2 back protector placed on the outside of the air bag. Key features of helite touring motorcycle air jacket.

You are definitely adding an extra layer. For reference euro 52 us 42 rider would be a size xl in a helite adventure jacket. A high end jacket with airbag the helite adventure jacket includes the helite turtle airbag vest which is similar to the helite airnest vest we reviewed in 2012. The helite gp air is part of the company s large range of bike and equine airbag systems that are triggered using a tether attached to the bike s frame.

Some riders want to be easily seen in traffic so go for the hi viz and reflective stripes while others prefer something that looks just like a regular bikers jacket. Resistant and durable cordura high performance textile material. Buy helite airbag vests and jackets in our online shop. The jacket fits slightly different than the vests so please give us a call at 510 595 3303 or contact us directly through e mail or live chat to confirm your size.

The tractive force required to activate the airbag is between 20 and 30 kg depending on the size. Helite airbags are mechanical to avoid unexpected airbag activation. Accidental deployments are extremely rare. We asked karen for an honest review of the jacket and she didn t pull any punches.

Ce certified airbag which is fully inflated in less than 0 094 seconds.