Air Suit!

Is this it.

 

Think that’s inside the car

 

I’ve watched it a few times now and it appears to swing from the right hand side into view then back again
I still think it’s in the car

 

It first appears here for a split second
Bottom right hand corner
I think it’s inside the car
Air freshener/phone holder/sat nav or something

 

This is a longer explanation as to how he survived - he applied the brakes hard and possibly avoided the car when the bike hit:

https://motorbikewriter.com/airbag-suit-lifesaver-head/

Beerman

 

I presume the Suzuki didn't have ABS on. If it did have ABS the rear wouldn't have risen and his injuries from the tank and handlebars would have been significantly worse

 

As we know ABS prevents the brake from locking. Had the tyre lost grip under the severe braking he employed then the ABS would have cut in and may have prevented the rear from coming up but as it was there was sufficient grip between the front tyre and the road for him to perform a high speed stoppie, and the system didn’t have enough time to react to the different wheel speeds with the rear in the air. This was all over in a couple of seconds and we can’t see clearly how long he had the brakes on in order to lift the front. I agree his elevated position helped tremendously in reducing the severity of his injuries. He essentially kept going at the speed he was travelling at on impact whereas the bike was subjected to massive force reversing its forward momentum and sending it backwards at 40mph. That kind of shift in momentum is not survivable in a car with all its airbags let alone a bike. I doubt there was enough left of the bike to reconstruct it and test the ABS was working correctly, but I don’t think ABS was a factor in this case.

 

SWMBO is allowing me to go to Sportsbike shop and try on an airvest.......

 

I bought a cordura coat with airbag liner inflated with a gas canister about ten years back from m&p on a sale day, £10, no one wanted them then,I still have it but took the liner out and don't have that anymore so it is just a jacket which I don't wear.

I'll add a pic later if I remember....if anyone cares, probably pointless much like the jacket

 

It was a cheap jacket, though I am sorry I don't still have the liner, if only to sell it on one day as an example of the early type of these inflatable bike jackets