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Is this a once-and-done item or can it be reused? On the airbag jacket you can insert a new CO2 bottle and stuff the airbags back inside the jacket to use again. (Of course you would need to check to make sure the aigbags were still safe).]]>Mar 24th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/
I'm guessing they aren't reusable, for the same reason the airbags in your car aren't; you can't replace the inflation charge and it takes a machine to re-pack the airbag.

It's a great idea.]]>Mar 24th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/Mar 24th 2008 12:00PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/Mar 24th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/
As for reusing, I'd guess the type of product you want depends on your riding: if you only PLAN on falling only ounce or if you KNOW you're gona take quite a few tumbles.]]>Mar 24th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/Mar 24th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/Mar 24th 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/
I don't know why these weren't out on the market when airbags started getting popular in cars. Could really save many lives and massively reduce motorcycle injuries. Pretty sweet. When I get a bike someday, I'll get one of these jackets.]]>Mar 24th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/
So could cars. No one needs to ride a motorcycle.
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It's not the motorcycles that kill their riders.

Airbag jackets are a cool invention, and will certainly help a lot of people survive accidents that would have been fatal...
but they won't ever protect you from being mauled beyond identification by an 18-wheeler, being forced to use a wheelchair for the rest of your life because someone turned left without looking and "the bike came out of nowhere, officer!" or being sliced to shreds by those those fancy new wire rope barriers I keep hearing about.]]>Mar 24th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/Mar 24th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/Mar 24th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/Mar 24th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/
I can't really speak as a rider, but I'm not against motorcycles either. Having a family member that did accident fatality investigations, I keep hearing in my head "the one with the most bolts usually wins."

Kristina
www.TucsonRichard.com]]>Mar 24th 2008 6:13PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/poof-no-injuries-motorcycle-airbag-suit/
That being said. It's a one time use jacket and if I ever had that kind of cash I'd probably get one if anything for track days. ]]>Mar 25th 2008 8:50AM