I love my ST. It has ABS, and has numerous accessories and modifications to make it fit me. I wear ATGATT. I also wear a Helite airbag. I am 59 years old.
Lately I've been considering buying a used (2006-2008) Goldwing with an airbag.
Safety is very important to me. I don't need a bike as big as the Wing, but I'm sure I could grow to love it. I'm not an aggressive rider. If I could get the same level of safety in a wearable, I would keep what I have. Alpinestar is coming out with a new airbag system that is faster and provides shoulder protection. It looks to be a major step forward in wearable airbags. It isn't cheap ($1,300 or so) but it would be a lot cheaper than a new bike. The airbag on the Wing is a lot faster and LARGER. It stops the rider from going over the handlebars in the event of a head on collision, like a car making a left turn in front of you. For this common cause of serious injury, it is clearly superior to the Alpinestar.
I figure I could get about $3,500 for my bike and an airbag wing is around $11,000, so a difference of around $7,500. Not chump change, but I can afford it if I need to make a change. If I got the Wing, I would continue to wear the Helite, and maybe even get the Alpinestar in a few years for the shoulder protection in the event of non-frontal collision.
The way I see it, the Wing airbag while wearing the Helite would be a huge step forward safety wise.
Before I made any decision, I wanted to run it by some other people. What do you think?
Lately I've been considering buying a used (2006-2008) Goldwing with an airbag.
Safety is very important to me. I don't need a bike as big as the Wing, but I'm sure I could grow to love it. I'm not an aggressive rider. If I could get the same level of safety in a wearable, I would keep what I have. Alpinestar is coming out with a new airbag system that is faster and provides shoulder protection. It looks to be a major step forward in wearable airbags. It isn't cheap ($1,300 or so) but it would be a lot cheaper than a new bike. The airbag on the Wing is a lot faster and LARGER. It stops the rider from going over the handlebars in the event of a head on collision, like a car making a left turn in front of you. For this common cause of serious injury, it is clearly superior to the Alpinestar.
I figure I could get about $3,500 for my bike and an airbag wing is around $11,000, so a difference of around $7,500. Not chump change, but I can afford it if I need to make a change. If I got the Wing, I would continue to wear the Helite, and maybe even get the Alpinestar in a few years for the shoulder protection in the event of non-frontal collision.
The way I see it, the Wing airbag while wearing the Helite would be a huge step forward safety wise.
Before I made any decision, I wanted to run it by some other people. What do you think?