Why I always wear motorcycle armour (it's NOT useless)
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 Published On Apr 3, 2024

In a recent video by Ryan Kluftinger for the Fortnine channel, he talks about why motorcycle armour protectors are 'useless'. What you wear is, and should always be your choice, but it's important for people to understand that armour is NOT useless, and that's straight from two of the experts that Ryan quoted in his video.
NO riding kit can guarantee to save you in all crashes, but armour WILL mitigate the transmitted force of an impact, which could reduce or prevent the injuries sustained.
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00:00 Intro and statement from Liz de Rome
02:43 Paul Varnsverry, the PPE expert quoted by Fortnine
05:55 Energy transferred in equestrian and motorcycle armour protectors
08:32 Could motorcycle armour be improved?
11:30 Type A and Type B armour sizes explained
14:48 The huge benefits of motorcycle airbags
18:15 Would a PPE expert take the armour out of his motorcycle kit?
20:26 A brief history of motorcycle armour
23:15 Motorcycle armour is performing an essential task

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