Description
Alpinestars Tech-Air Race Vest
Note: The Tech Air Race Vest is ONLY COMPATIBLE with Tech Air Race prepared riding gear. It is not compatible with Tech Air Street gear. Due to its larger size, the 2XL size Tech Air Race Vest will always deploy both charges simultaneously.
The result of over a decade of development in MotoGP and following on from Alpinestars’ first-generation racing airbag system and the launch of the ground-breaking Tech-Air® Street, this latest version of Alpinestars Tech-Air® technology brings full upper body protection to serious track day and performance riders. The Tech-Air® Race is completely self-contained, meaning there are no bike-to-rider set-up configurations required, which ensures the ultimate in convenience, freedom and versatility. When fully inflated, the system’s airbag offers critical protection to the back, kidneys, chest and shoulders. Plus, with a simple upgrade the versatile system firmware, the Race system can be configured to run the Tech-Air® Street setting for non-race use in road and off-road situations. The Tech-Air®Race vest must be used in a Tech-Air®Compatible garment.
Electronics System:
- Lithium ion battery with approximately 25 hours of use when fully charged
- One additional accelerometer on each shoulder
- One hour of charge time yields four hours of ride time
- One gyroscope and one accelerometer housed inside ACU
- Fully enclosed ACU (Airbag Control Unit) is seal-protected within the vest's CE level 2 back protector
- Race vest can be used in street or race modes
- PC compatible software (No current Mac compatibilty) allows users to switch between Race or Street algorithms and update firmware
Airbag System:
- Internal airbag tethers used to control final deployed shape create less bulk than a chambered design and allow for quicker inflation
- Argon inflator charges are CE certified to ISO 14451 standard
- All Tech Air Vests include two inflator charges (2XL uses both charges simultaneously)
- Extra coverage for the shoulders and collar bones
- Comprehensive protection of back, shoulders, kidney area, chest and upper abdomen
- Nylon-6 airbag material is lightweight and breathable
- Airbag inflates in 45 milliseconds in Race mode and remains fully inflated for 5 seconds
Operation:
- System is instantly ready to redeploy (except the 2XL)
- When the system detects a crash, the airbag will be fully deployed within .045 seconds
- Magnetic closure detection system built into the vest arms the system once it senses the suit has been zipped and the bike is in motion
- One plug, located at the back of the vest, plugs into LED sleeve display plug
- Installs easily in Tech Air Race Vest compatible gear with VELCRO® and YKK zippers
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including arsenic, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
