Helite Off Road Airvest

The extreme conditions of the Dakar make comfort a priority for this “off-road” airbag waistcoat! The riders will be riding for hours with considerable temperature variations.

The airbag waistcoat, which is worn under the rider’s jacket, has therefore been designed to meet their requirements:

• A breathable, ultra-resistant, elastic technical fabric that adapts perfectly to their morphology and stretches when inflated.
• A very light airbag waistcoat, weight distribution
• Removable sleeves
• A pocket on the back for a water bladder

The Off-Road airbag waistcoat is equipped with 2 independent cartridges. This remarkable innovation will allow riders not to have to change the cartridge after the first inflation and immediately start racing again without losing time.

The electronic system of this off-road airbag automatically switches between empty and full cartridges.

When both cartridges are empty, the airbag indicates this via a light and sound signal. The rider must replace the cartridges in a simple procedure that only takes a few minutes.

The R&D team has developed a remote button on the front of the Off-Road waistcoat that allows the airbag to be turned on/off and its operational status to be checked. An improvement that simplifies its use and reassures riders.

• ON/OFF button
• Battery level
• Airbag operating status

Helite has chosen to integrate high-quality passive protections to increase the safety of the pilots as much as possible and thus preserve vital areas.

• Pectorale Kenny (MISSION CHEST PROTECTOR): EN 1621-3 level 2
• SAS-TEC backbone: level 1
• SAS-TEC elbow and shoulder protection: level 2

The waistcoat uses electronic airbag technology developed by Helite.

The “Off Road” detection mode was specially developed for Dakar. Indeed, in this mythical race, the conditions are extreme and unique, so we had to adapt to offer a tailor-made detection.

The electronic card has been positioned on the backrest to follow the rider’s movements in real-time, analyse the situation and detect the fall as quickly as possible to activate the airbag inflation.

As usual, the focus was on optimal protection with the following:

• volume of protection: 14L
• ultra-fast inflation: in 80 ms
• protection of vital parts: cervical, thorax, abdomen, back and spine
• TURTLE technology: reinforced back protection and better distribution of impact force.

Some forty riders have placed their trust in us and chosen Helite protection for every edition of the Dakar since 2021.

We remain committed to equipping them for this adventure, where extraordinary human stories are written.

Size Charts

Every person’s size and shape are different. Our size charts are available in the images above for information only. 

REGISTER YOUR AIRBAG AND BENEFIT FROM OUR 4 YEAR WARRANTY.

All Helite Airbag products are CE certified and come with a 2 year warranty. We also offer a 4 year extended warranty on the airbag component only when you register your airbag.

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In order to satisfy the warranties you must have proof that your airvest or jacket has been serviced as a minimum of every 2 years.

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The 2 Year and 4 Year Extended Warranties apply to the Airbag component only.

The enclosing Jacket, Vest or Outer is supplied with a standard 1 Year Warranty.

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* Please remember to retain you Invoice/Receipt as you will need these for any warranty claims.

 

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