Dainese D-Air evolution reveals in-suit airbag

The latest evolution of Dainese’s long development of the D-Air airbag is a system that inflates inside the suit with little effect on the rider other than increased safety. Like previous iterations that inflated externally, this one has been designed primarily with the racer in mind; the bag deflates after 10 seconds to accommodate riders hopping back on to rejoin the race or running back to the pits for a restart. Dainese is now confident in D-Air’s ability to avoid accidental inflation that it’s big name racers have begun wearing it; Guy Martin wore a Dainese D-Air-equipped suit at last month’s TT and Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have been using it during MotoGP practice sessions. Lorenzo had a D-Air suit at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last Saturday, but sadly wasn’t wearing it when he high-sided, dislocating his shoulder.>

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