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I've got an Alpinestars Tech Air bag built into a BKS jacket. It was an expensive way to get an airbag, you can get Tech Air much more cheaply now. It could be said that it's so cheap now as to be a no-brainer. I'm not up to speed with the current offerings from Dainese etc, so I can't make any recommendations.
Foot injuries have always been v. common because your feet hit the ground first. When I raced a very high proportion of people had Daytona Security Evo boots https://www.daytona.de/en/Boots/display/Overview-selection/Security-Evo-G3-Grand-Prix
which give you almost as much protection as MX boots but can be worn on a sports bike. They're like a plaster cast with an ankle hinge. Horrible to walk in but bombproof. I crashed at Brands in mine and slid a long way with my foot jammed under the bike, but I didn't feel a thing.You can also get knee braces for off-roading. Quite tricky to use them on the road if you have knee armour. But not impossible. I got some custom carbon fibre ones which were really comfy to walk around in. Then I got myself t-boned by another bike, all my own fault. The point of impact was the side of my knee, which was smacked into my cylinder head. The brace broke but my knee got away with just a little soreness.
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Has anyone bought one of these actually? I'd be interested in one for under a jacket (or possibly over a jacket).
I'm in a more similar camp to Dammit than most here in terms of my current place in the motorcycle journey. I bought a bike a few years ago which I've been tinkering on when the mood takes me but I've dragged my arse terribly/ let other hobbies distract me on actually getting my lessons and license sorted so aside from occasional rips around the field I haven't been out on the road on it yet.
I'm currently in the throes of renovating our apartment which needs to be completed asap so that's taking up all of my time just for the moment but as soon as that's done I'm committing myself to getting the bike license sorted this year, I've bought all of my gear aside from boots and jeans/ trousers so there's little to hold me back/ make excuses about now.
My dad was a biker in his younger years and had a horrific crash that he was lucky to survive with all limbs intact and brain functioning well and he was off bikes for my whole childhood, he took it back up when he turned fifty and has a Triumph Sprint 1050 ST and a Ducati Sport Classic 1000. Oddly enough this never really put me off the idea of bikes but I do think it's probably a good thing I've waited until I was a little older and more sensible.
I'm 33 now, just got married and expecting to start a family in the coming years so it'll be interesting to see how I feel about the whole thing once kids come along (I suspect it won't be a motivating factor which is why I'm keen to get the license sorted asap before I give myself more excuses not to do it).
Still need to finish exhaust wrap, fit mirrors and get some 70/30 tyres (thinking Shinko 705). The silver sparkle rear fender could do with another bit of lacquer and a polish too. I hope I enjoy riding it as much as I've enjoyed tinkering :)
Edit: @jambon I had actually been thinking about splashing out on a set of the new Alpinestars Tech 7 Enduro Drystar boots as they're supposed to be a little bit easier to walk in but with motocross protection levels and waterproof... they're expensive but they tick a lot of boxes.
I watched this video on Fortnine recently where they go through some data on crashes and lower leg/ foot injuries are by far the most common injuries on motorbikes so hefty boots do make a bit a of sense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmWQKoN6yX0&t=118s