Re: MAC-PAC: Euro Gossip: Bike Airbags a Good Thing, BMW to follow? BMW super bike?

["Brian Curry" <bmwbrian@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/23/06, Steve Makohin <wateredg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3735&Page=1
>
> Topics include:
> o GoldWing Airbag may have BMW rethinking their own

Remember that crash dummies work only on inertia and no clenching.  Or
intension to leap up at the last minute, or pivot around the
handlebars.

So far I have not seen DATA on how people react in crashes.  (Re-entry
over 40 riders, no clue what they might do.)

> o BMW is building a superbike to compete against Ducati 999

Word:  Lean angle.

> o Increased risk of erectile dysfunction in bikers vs non-bikers

More reason for a Russell seat. :):)

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