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Motorcycle Airbag protection is mandatory for MOTO GP 2018 Mandatory for the Dakar & Rallying 2021 Professional riders are no longer given a choice about wearing Motorcycle Airbag protection; HOW LONG BEFORE YOU CHOOSE TO WEAR ONE? “Now that the technology is available, and it clearly works, I will never go out on my bike again without it” says Woolsey Coulter who has become a big supporter of the advanced protection given by motorcycle airbags. “They offer so much better protection than traditional armour. We encourage everybody to wear them on our ART courses.”
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Airbags dissipate the trauma of a crash very differently to Motorcycle armour, the way they hold and stabilize the neck during an accident is critical to the outcome. The Clinical team leader of the London Ambulance Motorcycle Paramedics said: “they offer far greater protection than standard jacket armour, they protect the thorax and spine from direct impact and support the base of the helmet preventing neck injury by limiting hyper flexion or hyper extension; this greatly reduces the risk of not only minor injury but life threatening injury also”. Airbag protection for motorcyclists is gaining momentum as riders hear testimonials from colleagues: “‘The Airvest didn’t mitigate my injuries, it eliminated them. It saved my life without a doubt. Without it I would have suffered serious damage…or worse. Off to hospital, into trauma. CT scans, checks. Doctor looks a little baffled “you came off at 90mph? I’m pleased to say you haven’t broken anything. You will be sore and bruised, but you’re ok to go.””
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BRUCE ANSTEY AT DOUGLAS ROAD CORNER, KIRK MICHAEL DURING FRIDAY EVENING’S CLASSIC TT QUALIFYING SESSION
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BRUCE ANSTEY LIFTS AS HE APPROACHES KATE'S COTTAGE DURING THE ISLE OF MAN TT SENIOR RACE
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BRUCE ANSTEY ENROUTE TO HIS 9TH TT VICTORY IN THE IOM TT SUPERSPORT RACE
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PADGETTS HONDA RIDER BRUCE ANSTEY PASSES WILLIAM DUNLOP AT QUARRY BEND TO WIN THE SECOND SUPERSPORT RACE AT THE ULSTER GRAND PRIX.
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BRUCE ANSTEY ON HIS WAY TO SECOND PLACE IN THE ISLE OF MAN TT SUPERSPORT RACE
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BRUCE ANSTEY ON THE SUPERSPORT BIKE AT THE ULSTER GRAND PRIX
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SUPERBIKE AND SUPERSPORT RACE WINS AT THE ULSTER GRAND PRIX IN 2014 GAVE BRUCE ANSTEY TEN WINS IN TOTAL AT THE EVENT
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Two generations of the Dunlop family have made their mark on road racing since brothers, Joey and Jim, joined forces with Frank Kennedy and Mervyn Robinson to form the Armoy Armada during the Seventies. Helen Dunlop (now Louden) shared that journey as Joey’s sister and Mervyn’s wife and this month Helen tells RRI’s Gavan Caldwell about the joy and heartache she has experienced over the past five decades.
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An ordinary working family, everyone in the Dunlop household, had to help make ends meet. Three years Helen’s
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BRUCE ANSTEY IN ACTION AT THE NORTH WEST 200
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BRUCE ANSTEY WAS THE ULSTER GP AND TT LAP RECORD HOLDER BACK IN 2014
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BRUCE ANSTEY ENJOYED SUCCESS IN THE 2105 IOM TT WINNING THE SUPERBIKE RACE
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