With airbags inflating to cover virtually the entire torso, Dainese D-Air Street promises to be a revolution in road bike safety. Motorcyclists will benefit from a 75 percent reduction in impact forces to the back over a CE2 back protector … Continued
In two weeks time, Dainese be showing off this vest at the EICMA show. That’s significant, because it’s the first street-oriented airbag that doesn’t require a tethered connection to the bike, meaning it doesn’t have to wait until you’re already … Continued
Airbags have, for years, been a just-over-the-horizon technology promising to massively elevate impact protection. Top-level road racers are just now taking advantage of the Dainese D-Air and Alpinestars TechAir systems, but as yet, only rudimentary systems requiring a lanyard connection … Continued
This is what it looks like to put Dainese’s new airbag-equipped D-Air race suit through its paces. Pictured here is Leon Haslam crashing his World SBK S1000RR at Misano practice last year. Despite landing heavily on his shoulders and back, … Continued
Both Dainese and arch-rival Alpinestars have spent the past decade developing real-life, airbag-equipped superhero suits and now they’re ready for public consumption (even though no dates have been given on purchase availability). Alpinestars spilled the beans on TechAir back in … Continued
A couple of weeks ago we exclusively unveiled Dainese D-Air Race. Now, with the official release of the in-suit airbag at Milan’s EICMA show, more material is available and we can take a look back at the 10-year process that … Continued
Inflating to protect your spine and chest —virtually your entire torso — and limiting hyperextension and hyperflexion of your neck, Dainese D-Air Street reduces forces transmitted to your body by 90 percent over traditional CE armor while providing more coverage … Continued