The easiest way to convince someone to purchase a Helite Turtle is to show them that they can get it in black.

1 week ago from today marks my first motorcycle accident, with my first bike. Came up to a line of cars stopped at a light, and the next moment I was staring at the sky, flipping backwards off my bike and slamming into asphalt because someone thought texting your friends is always more important than looking through your windshield to make a safe stop. Instead of breaking several ribs and making a trip to the ER in an ambulance, I sat up with the nice feeling of an air vest giving me a firm yet covering hug. I hadn't even realized the airbag had gone off. A little shocked, I got up, answered the "r u ok" question eight times in a row, and proceeded to explain how to shift a bike into neutral to the other five people that exited their cars to help remove the crash from an active lane during rush hour. The worst part about the entire crash is that I just fixed the bike the day before, and had gotten it all ready for riding season, just for the bike to be sent right into the car in front of me at 20 odd mph. I'm sad I can't ride at the moment, but looking at it glass-half-full, Im able to continue on with my life's dreams and passions, like riding. Some riders cannot say the same after their accidents, regardless of whose fault it was. *_I cannot express how strongly I recommend these if you ride. They will save your life, and according to my girlfriend, makes you look really hot, though I have a sneaking suspicion she just says that so I'll wear it every time I ride_*

I was in a crash with a Helite turtle at 50mph. 3 Spinal fractures, multiple facial fractures and right hand completely crushed. 1 month later I’ve recovered, the Helite vest was complemented by police and protected my spine and neck very well. Would recommend it saved my life for sure.

Was out on a group ride and a guy lost it on a fast corner. His bike was totalled but because he had a Helite Turtle on all he suffered was a broken thumb, the ambulance crew that turned up couldn't believe it.

Just dropping by to say thanks. Your video probably saved my Fathers life. I showed it to him a couple weeks back and it convinced him to buy a Helite E-Turtle just ahead of his trip to Sardegna, Italy. On his trip there he ran front first into a Cow that came out of the bushes around a bend at around 110km/h. He survived with just a gash on his elbow, the paramedics could not believe it. Now he equipped all of us with it. So yeah, cool vid m8.

cool, i got the Helite Turtle. Now i just need a motorcycle

Appreciate the review and presentation of how effective these can be. After discussing this with my wife her reply was “I don’t care what it cost, get one”. That’s a Texas sized 10-4 good buddy.

I have the Helite 2 based on this video. Unfortunately, got to deploy it riding around in North Western Arkansas in early November. Nothing bad and landed in soft dirt, but the vest deployed before I hit the ground as I wanted. I actually am so used to wearing it that I did know what had happened at first!! What is this pressure all around my torso?? Got some lunch, replaced the CO2 cartridge, finished the day and rode the next day. OK, a minor fall cost me a $40 CO2 cartridge. Totally worth it!! I did have to unscrew the CO2 cartridge to deflate the vest so I could pick up my adventure bike (with it inflated I could not pick up the bike which illustrates how good it is a immobilizing your torso). I live in Texas and have not had a problem with overheating.

I've been saying that internet of things has gone too far for years but subscription airbag beats even my wildest nightmares regarding the misuse of technology.

Imagine getting jumped and hear “Take his airbags too”

"Smart riders know the tethered airbag deploys in 36 milliseconds" Highly intelligent scientist plus comedian. You are truly a treasure to the motorcycle riding community! I hope you are making a good living making these videos because you definitely deserve it!

I think I watched this 6 or 7 times before I convinced myself to buy a Turtle 2. Funny thing is that I watched it 3-4 times more after I bought it to convince myself that I did a good purchase and indeed is one of the most useful protection items to have. Thanks a lot guys!

I don't own a motorcycle, yet he convinced me to buy a motorcycle airbag.

The fact that a retailer is this honest about the products they are selling is beyond refreshing. Please never change, Ryan and Aneesh.

I had a motorcycle accident yesterday and this Helite Turtle Airbag saved me from breaking my ribs and hip. It also protected my neck and saved even my helmet from smashing against the road.

Never driven a motorcycle in my life. This was in my recommendations and i loved every second of it. Well done!

This man trying his best to keep us alive and well. Respect

I don’t even ride a motorcycle but I still spent ten minutes watching Joffrey teach me about airbags

There are currently 14 colour choices on Helite’s UK online shop. Plenty of choice, whether you’re looking for your vest to blend in, or stand out.

25-years-ago, my wife, kids, and I were heavily involved in horseback riding competitions. After I had a bad fall breaking several ribs, on paper, I designed a CO2 inflatable riding vest activated by a tethered cord. My wife laughed at me, made fun of me, and said it was a waste of time, and no one would purchase it. I never pursued my idea. My wife and I ride motorcycles so I'm purchasing both of us Helite Turtle 2 Airbag Vests, and every time we get ready to ride, I'm reminding her of my idea 25-years-ago, lol. Thank you for the great review.

My family friend's nephew (edited, thought it was son) is Dustin, one of the faces of Helite. I remember his father showing me the Helite website and being proud of it a couple years back. By god have they come far

I just ordered a Helite Turtle yesterday after doing quite a bit of research. I just ran across this video today.. I picked the Turtle for all the same reasons Ryan talked about. Makes me feel good about my choice after the fact. My wife has been badgering me for a year or so to get one after one of her friends avoided serious injury after hitting a deer at over 60 mph. He was wearing a Turtle.

Bought my helite about a year ago. Got an extra tether for the second bike. Haven't had to use it yet, but I will say that I have had a lot of other bikers make fun of me. Only to get left in my dust on the s1000rr. All laughing aside, I have noticed more 4 wheelers seeing me earlier and giving me more space and respect. I really don't care what anyone thinks. If it gives me a little more safety without being a huge pain, then I'll use it. The helite gets 4 stars from me as I do feel like it has a few places it can be improved.

Helite Turtle's gonna have a massive sale now thanks to this video. 😁 I'm going to at least check it out.

I don't ride. I don't even like motorcycles. But this guys speaks well. Very well. I just watched the whole video without even knowing

This is definitely one of your best and most informative videos! Love it. I do have to say that I unfortunately am one of those hardheaded riders. I was the guy who hated manufacturers who put ABS on their bikes. I made fun of Honda and their "dumb gas bags". I saw these and laughed my ass off, "nope not a single guy would wear these. How stupid to be a bubble boy". Then I had one of my worst accidents ever. It was nothing I could have prevented with my 25+ years of riding prowess, intuition, wisdom, etc. I wasn't "stunting" or being a stupid head. I was just enjoying a nice day on the bike. 4 fractured vertebrae, two fused vertebrae, a fractured rotator cuff, brain bruising and bleeding, a shattered knee, and the nurse spending eleventy million hours picking dirt and rocks from my legs and ass, whilst naked, groaning, and my manhood open to the world to see, made me quickly realize I didn't want to go through that again. LOL. The airbag is also quite intriguing and can see my whiplash and upper and mid vertebrae fractures wouldn't have happened or been massively reduced had I been in an airbag. Yup. Safety matters and when I can talk my spouse into letting me buy another bike, I'll definitely be an air bubble boy.

This video made me go out and buy a Helite vest. The only challenge was finding a size that fit. My first order was a bit on the large size. It's too bad no local shops had these for sale.

And thats 10 minutes without me even noticing

Was in a bike accident several years ago. The helmet saved my life but broke 7 bones and punctured the lungs. Busted my shoulder so I can’t ride anymore. Wish I had have one of these back then.

I remember these years ago, i worked at a ducati dealer and we stocked them for a short pwriod of time but no one ever bought them or even seemed interested. Even though we sold tons of armor, jackets, gloves and helmets.

I have the Helite black leather jacket with the same technology built in. It is the only jacket I wear, and I never ride without it. I used to use a yellow vest like the Turtle, over a regular jacket, but I got tired of the two-step process. One note: the technology was invented by a Japanese company called Hit-Air, and they are still selling vests with the same technology, for about $100 less.

Having crashed with and without a Helite Turtle 2, I will never ride on the street without my airbag vest again. Crashing with the airbag vest was almost comfortable. None of that next day all over soreness. They really work and could save your life. I don't know about you but the deductible on my health insurance is more than the cost of the vest. Easy math for me.

If there’s any KZfaq biker that can be quoted to be taken seriously it’s Ryan F9. I believe you have the capacity to change the industry for the better.

Researched mc airbags for several months, and this video cemented my choice of the Helite Turtle. Been riding with it now for a month. Once on, don’t even notice it. Quite comfortable. Thanks for another great video.

I'm only watching this out of curiosity as I don't ride, and wondered if it was a one-time use like your typical airbag, but seeing it be something you can swap out a CO2 cartridge on is really neat!

I have a Helite leather jacket and I slid with my bike on gravel that I didn’t see on a very tight left turn. Did not feel a thing at all and stood up completely unharmed thanks to the airbag, even though I rolled in dirt and rocks. Two lessons learned: the air bag works and I’ll never ride without one from now on, and I’ll have to better scan the road.

I fear death less than I fear a spinal cord injury which is why I got the Helite Turtle. I find it comfortable to ride with and easy to use and provides peace of mind that I’m doing my best to protect against injury. $1000 is a lot but I’m sure if I’m sailing off my bike at 100kph it will seem like a great deal then. We all assume risk as riders but we can use gear to reduce the risk of serious injury. Keep safe my friends.

I like the Alpinestar TechAir 5. I charge it after every ride with my Cardo. Charges quickly, charge has held for a month while I was gone on vacation and charge has lasted for a 12 hour ride. GREAT performance.

I have never seen a better presenter in my entire life. Kudos, what an amazing informative video.

It is proven two times for me and it works. Easy repair as well. Helite thank you.

I just watched a 10 minute add without complaining.

"Are they useful?" As a person who came off wearing the Helite Turtle - yes. Yes they are.

Good job! I agree wholeheartedly. But you missed some fun footage. Remember early on when MM's bags inflated but somehow they were pinched and wouldn't deflate? He looked just like the Michelin Man running around looking for someone to help him!

Really a gem video suggested today. I have heard of bicycle helmet airbags ones, but not the motor bike ones. Glad that such video existed. Thanks a lot👍It won't be available in my country and even if it does it would be much costlier. I would like to see someone working towards it in the coming years to make it cheaper so that it would be easily available and affordable to everyone

I've been using a Helite Turtle for 4 years now, it just becomes second nature like putting your helmet on. Great review

I wish I’d had that when I was at a red light in 1980. Guy hit me from behind sending me flying. I landed on the back of my helmet, folding me so hard it crushed my spinal column. I’ve been paralyzed ever since. Still love bikes but damn I wouldn’t ride without one of these.

Underneath the silliness and puns you bring up some great points. Things you wouldn't notice at first glance. Invaluable! Picked up a Helite Roadster jacket thanks to this video, thank you!

The most underrated Two Wheeler and around content on KZfaq. Hands down, the best illustrations I saw so far for such content. Really well thought out..

"Hey Biff, get a load of this dudes life preserver....the dork thinks he's going to drown!"

When I was rear ended by a car, thrown ten feet into the air and landed on my back, my hit-air airbag vest saved me from any serious injury, it was almost like landing on a water bed, I'm sure my back would have been badly hurt otherwise.

There was a motorbike copper in the UK last week involved in an accident with a lorry. The airbags in his jacket saved his life.

for a whole nine and a half minutes you kept me watching a video about something i was neither too educated nor interested in. Now i question it and i will look more into it. you kept a good pace of information and an even better way of speaking.

A guy at work had a motorcycle accident , 2 years latter he's just now walking with a walker and has 10's of thousands in medical costs , then take into account he hasn't worked for 2 years and had to piss into a bucket, if your looking at the cost of an air bad and saying i can't afford that, then you can't afford to get a motorcycle.

Your videos are soooo informative. You are doing an awesome job relaying the pertinent information we all need. Keep up the good work bro. I can see your having great success from your Subs and you deserve it for all the work you put into it. Thanks, -DGPT-

After much research bought the Helite Turtle 2 yesterday before watching this video for $700. This video makes me feel better about spending so much more on a vest than an armored jacket. You NEVER know what's going to happen out there.

Helite also offers full jackets with the airbag inside. I've been wearing one of those for close to 4 years now and it probably saved my life.

I have the Helite, and I always use it. Research from the UK shows 60-65% reduction in serious trauma to neck and back. I'll take that. BTW, if you dont fancy the neon colours, the Helite is also available in black.

Your videos are easily the best motorcycle videos on youtube. Was confused on the difference between all these but you covered it perfectly. Will be getting the turtle!

bro please do a series on other safety products or something, you have great presentation skills

Sending this to all my friends who ride in a tshirt with a fake half helmet.

The three wheeler on its side in the background is perfect

I'm watching this in bed two weeks after crashing on my motorcycle and ending up in trauma icu. Pneumothorax, fractured vertebrae, broken ribs and a fractured scapula. I had most my protective gear on, they had to cut my jacket and helmet off. My jacket had that exact ce 1 back pad. Laying in the hospital I realized the blunt force trauma would of been significantly less had I been wearing a airbag vest. As soon as I can move and breathe without screaming. I plan on buying and wearing one... Thanks for making this video!

I love the no bs style reviews man. Keep them coming.

I had a Dainese airbag vest and let me tell you it absolutely paid for itself, I got hit by a car that ran a red and it did exactly what it was supposed to. I'm lucky I got to walk away from that and i would've been far worse off had I not been wearing one.

"most riders dont buy them because the like the risk" Dude I'm poor XD

I am using a jacket from RST with the Inemotion electronic airbag, the one with the subscription. The reason you pay is mostly for the internet connection, the box has gsm connectivity to the cloud, wifi and bluetooth. It is continuously learning by sharing to the company's server and it has a normal explosive cartridge (like the one in the cars) which you can replace by yourself.

Been using the new Helite electronic air bag in 2021. Works well over a race suit and on the road. Very good battery life too.

Helite vests are great! I've had the original Turtle design for 5 years and nearly 100,000km of use. It has only deployed once in a minor low-side, no damage to it so I just ordered a new cartridge and kept on wearing.

As a polytrauma orthopedic surgeon I can give one good advice to creators of this device- it would be much more sufficient if it would also cover pelvis. Pelvic ring injuries are one of most dangerous with lethality rate up to 67%. So it would be an overkill to lengthen protection to said area.

Your videos are good clear explanations that I really enjoy. Kudos to all the crew - good content creation 👍🏻

Love your vids. Thank you for posting. As a newer rider I have learned so much ❤️

I have absolutely no interest in motorcycles, but this dude is so charismatic that I watched the whole thing.

Many riders can't even be bothered to wear helmets, as is. Imagine asking them to wear an airbag.

Such a great video. Love you presentation style and the info. Thanks!

Waiting for your series where you just lecture on any subject. Great content.

Slams into a car Klim: Sorry bud you didn't pay your $12 subscription for this month. You're on your own, best of luck.

Bought a Helite Turtle five years ago. The salesman inflated it and then wacked me in the back with a lump hammer. I bought it there and then. The are around £420 in the UK. Thanks for confirming that I made a good choice.

Thank you for being the most real motorcycle content creator on any platform, I have been following you on multiple of my accounts on KZfaq since you first started and I can honestly say, I trust your reviews more than anywhere else on the internet. Thank you again for being a real one in a world full of followers that all say what the going opinion of the masses says, I hate that most reviewers reviews are just reading the same review and repeating it as if it’s their honest review. Take care moto bro. From SF Bay California.

I've been wearing a Hit-Air MLV for 9 years after a significant accident had me looking at more safety devices for street riding. Since then I was in one accident where I supermanned me over the handlebars rolling foreword landing on my upper back and lower neck when I hit the concrete. If it wasn't for the airbag vest I don't know if my back would've been uninjured. I just bought a new one, even though the old one was still working but worn in a few spots from lots of use and sun. Not bad for 9 years! It's cheaper then an ambulance ride or week long hospital stay.

I'm living in Belgium and I am wearing a Helite Turtle 2 for every ride the last 2 years. Since then I very rarely ever see other bikers wearing it. This video confirmed that I have made the right choice.

I don't like the risk, thank you very much. The barrier to my having one is lack of information boiled down for the lay human. This video solved that problem in Fortnine style.

As I started my journey with motorcycles I bought the Alpinestars Tech-Air. The whole system was quite heavy and needed to be activated before each ride, etc. 3 years later I had an accident on the highway. And guess what? The airbag jacket didn't deploy...

You've convinced me! I have seen how others around me drive. Despite being a really good driver of a car being a learner on a bike means I am focusing on so many things let alone others

Always felt "finished already?" Eveytime Ryan says 'thanks' That 10 mins was gone so fast

Wasn’t expecting to see a 3-wheeler on its side during the discussion!

I work in a hospital, yesterday I treated a professional racer involved in a 160 mph horror crash. Honestly I don't know how she's alive and so well, but she has her gear to thank for that!

Dude Your channel is a winner. I don't own a motorcycle but I still like watching. Good humor and writing. Great host.

Great video! As the New Zealand distributor for Helite, I recognize that you answer the most common questions with great clarity. Good work Ryan, and thank you.

Helite is actually investing in electronic solution nowadays. I have their e-GP electronic airbag vest, and it's much better than Smart Jacket.

man- i could listen to this guy talk about any topic. he has that down to earth chilled tone that's animated enough to keep my attention, but relaxed enough not to annoy me

Great video review. Bought the turtle 2 and saw this review afterwards; totally felt good about my purchase.

I don't own a motorcycle... and I watched this whole damn thing. This guy is weirdly entertaining.

Best motorcycle channel on KZfaq.

I was like, "How the hell is the airbag video the second most popular on the channel?" And then I was like, "Oh duh, crashes." Bravo!

Hey, this video saved my life. I got a helite airbag and it helped to save me during a 165mph crash where I went through a car. If this airbag didn't stabilize my neck as I used my head as a battering ram, I would have likely pulverized my neck and died. Thanks for content like this.

Just ordered the helite one a few hrs before i saw this and I'll be honest, i felt a little nervous thinking I'd bought the wrong one. Video suggests otherwise and rather relieved I've made a decent decision

Here's hoping F9's observations lead to some much-needed changes in this rather stagnant portion of the market. Thanks Ryan!

In the UK the Helite Turtle 2 costs less than £600. To me, it was a no-brainer , especially after watching this video and reading the comments. Yes, it is a bit weird having something over your jacket, and being attached to the bike by a piece of rope. But honestly, I wouldn't ride without it. They sell it in black or in Hi-vis as the one on the video.

I've been wondering, how well would a similar system work on other gear?Like boots, gloves, and maybe even other places such as the knees and shoulders.

I’ve had a Helite for a couple of years now and wouldn’t ride without it.