Honda Motorbikes: Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ideas: Transformer Motorcycle Jacket

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ideas: Transformer Motorcycle Jacket - Great Idea plus 2 more

Ideas: Transformer Motorcycle Jacket - Great Idea
Video: Attack On French Road Security PSA
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Ideas: Transformer Motorcycle Jacket - Great Idea

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Here's an idea that should be picked up by the big motorcycle clothing manufacturers. Some enterprising and smart guys dreamed up the Alomar. The Alomar is a motorcycle jacket that when not in use, transforms into a backpack!

The situations you need this are multi-fold. Many of us go out riding in the summer, wearing our helmets, gloves, bringing cameras, phones, etc. Once you've reached your destination, you'll either need to leave your helmet on your motorcycles (not a good idea), and unless you've got the storage space of a Honda Gold Wing, you'll need to chain it to your bike. Gloves do fit in smaller storage spaces, but you're still faced with walking around with bits & bobs.

The Alomar motorcycle jacket is a full-fledged jacket; lightweight (4 lbs), water resistant and padded with armor. So you can use it for what it is intended to be... riding your motorcycle. But once you stop riding because you've reached your destination, take off the jacket and turn it into a backpack.......

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Video: Attack On French Road Security PSA

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT

The French Minister of Transportation does a reasonable good job with its safety commercials for motorcycle riders here in France. Every few months they bring out a thought-provoking PSA. But not thought-provoking enough for Mehdiator.

Mehdiator is a fellow who has a bee up his bonnet about safety, and that the government is not doing enough. He makes his own PSAs, one which got a very wide audience about the crash barriers (link).

Now he is on the war path about the latest government ad -.........

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