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[RedFXR2]

I know this topic has come up before, and mostly laughed at, but this is the first crash-test video I've ever seen:

http://www.yahoo.com/s/385433

It's something to think about--broken leg versus dead after a 45 mph T-bone of a minivan.

[Special_Ed]

Watch the impact with and then without the airbag. Watch the way the crash dummy's neck gets bent back without the airbag. It looks as though it would work.  [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[Midnight Rider]

A significant difference in what happens to the neck.

[erniezap]

Pretty amazing!

[Twolanerider]

Harley won't even get us ABS; which would not require a complete remodeling and restructuring of the body panel system.  Does anyone really believe that short of a FHTSC or DOT mandate they'd really consider anything like this?

[RedFXR2]

Does anyone really believe that short of a FHTSC or DOT mandate they'd really consider anything like this?

No.

Wait a minute.  Can it be chromed?
 

[Special_Ed]

No.

Wait a minute.

[Twolanerider]

No.

Wait a minute.

[Midnight Rider]

I've always wanted a permanent Bar and Shield on my forehead anyway....

[Twolanerider]

I've always wanted a permanent Bar and Shield on my forehead anyway....

Didn't Diva just get some boots with a bar and shield on them?  All you got to do is piss her off  [smiley=confused5.gif] .

[mr_magoo]

Anything thats saves a life is a good thing but like twolane said we can't even get abs out of HD

[VAZHOG]

Now that Billy Lane is off the road we shouldn't need one. I wonder if it would have helded the guy he ran over if he had the air bag on his mo-ped? [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[Mr. We]

I know this topic has come up before, and mostly laughed at, but this is the first crash-test video I've ever seen: http://www.yahoo.com/s/385433 It's something to think about--broken leg versus dead after a 45 mph T-bone of a minivan.

Well, for one reason or another, I can't get the link to open, but while searching for an alternate way in I found this jacket http://www.airbagvest.com/index.html

On these wide open roads in the country we don't percieve a large risk, so we wear a T-shirt while riding. Now if I was back in the high threat environment of DC commuting I might invest in this system.  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[harleydiva]

Didn't Diva just get some boots with a bar and shield on them?

[cigarmike]

speaking of safety and chrome, how about a '55 chevy front bumper that wraps around the whole bike??.

[Special_Ed]

Didn't Diva just get some boots with a bar and shield on them?

[Special_Ed]

speaking of safety and chrome, how about a '55 chevy front bumper that wraps around the whole bike??.

I like the idea but you'll more HP to push it around.  

[ace4059]

I know this topic has come up before, and mostly laughed at, but this is the first crash-test video I've ever seen:

http://www.yahoo.com/s/385433

It's something to think about--broken leg versus dead after a [highlight]45 mph T-bone [/highlight]of a minivan.

Who the heck rides 45 mph???

[Screamin]

Who the heck rides 45 mph???

I hit 44 at least twice every ride. Once accelerating and the other stopping. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[BAKRDS]

also couldn't get the airbag link  to work. Kept getting some kind of computer system ad.Guy at the local dealers openhouse had a newspaper clip of it today on a Honda.Be great to hit a pothole & have it open.

[4stars]

Toyota recently took over the number three spot from the Big 3 Detroit automakers and is about to bump Ford for the number two slot.  One of the ways they have managed to do this is by continually improving product and technology.  

Its not just the ABS, water cooled engines, and air bags. These niche products and niche markets lead to patents and advances that can turn into market dominance.  I applaud Honda for being a leader in our industry.  I hope Harley sits up and takes notice.  This industry is having some strategic changes and if Harley wants to maintain their leadership position, they must be ready to compete on many different fronts, including those aforementioned.  

The advances to our CVO bikes are head and shoulders above the technology we enjoyed even five years ago.  Just look at our new engines, transmissions, radios, etc.  These improvements are often borne from competition.  

I can honestly say that I never thought I'd see the day that there were air bags on motorcycles, but I do like the direction they are taking us with improvements in technology.