No, I'm not talking about the Bohn or others available through STG. I noticed a shot of WSBK rider, maybe Corser(?), in the pits this weekend on TV. He was coming in from a session and sat down in his pit, threw down the zipper on his suit and peeled out a floppy layer of some Carbon/Kevlar looking material he was wearing underneath. I rewound it a couple of times to make sure I saw what I thought I saw, and here's a photo of another rider with a similar device: (thanks SuperBikePlanet!) So, what do you guys make of this? Protective enough? I'm curious to see if companies start offering these soon. -Tom
Check out this website: http://translate.google.com/transla...=2&ct=result&prev=/search?q=ortema&hl=en&sa=G Then click on Motobike on the right. The information is in German. Looks like it is a chest protector developed for motocross... Lots of other cool products too....The knee brace looks real nice....
On second look, what I thought was a chest protector is more a collarbone protector. I found a link in English: www.k-com-brace.de/SportProtectionOffroadEnglisch_internet.pdf But it does not have a chest protector as the one in your original picture. But it looks to be the correct manufacturer.
PPE........... Here is a review on Impact Armor, some of the pros use it. I read another review and feedback from Troy Corser who crash tested this product...can't locate the article, its somewhere out there in hyperspace tho. http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=2021
