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The Leatt Brace fitment on a sport-touring bike.
As the riding season comes to a close in the land of 10,000 lakes a majority of riders will start making their wish list for next year. New tires, gloves and engine upgrades will grace the list of many but I’d like to tell you about one more that you will hopefully put at the top of yours: a Leatt Brace.
If you’re involved in the motocross/supercross scene as a participant or fan then you’ve undoubtedly seen the Leatt brace (or a similar brace by Alpinestars) in action. The Leatt brace, designed to limit extreme movements of the neck and head, took motocross by storm a few years ago and they are a common sight at starting gates across the country now. It seems as though a neck brace has become one of those pieces of equipment that dirt riders didn’t know they couldn’t live without. In my opinon. it should be something that every rider, dirt, street or race, should be wearing.
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Leatt Brace fitment on a sport bike.
Last year a very good friend of mine crashed while riding on the street and his injuries rendered him quadriplegic. His head hit the ground face first and his helmet was jammed into his chest. The force of this impact was so massive that it shattered his vertebrae and that one moment in time changed his life forever. A few months after his crash I met with the people at Leatt to see what they offered to street riders. At that time, the testing of their product on the street had hit a wall so I convinced them to let me help them kick start the process.
I started wearing my brace right away and I was VERY pleased after my first street ride. After I rode with it a second time I didn’t even realize it was there. The brace rests on your shoulders, chest and back and doesn’t connect to your helmet at all. With standard street riding gear you just fasten it and go, it’s that simple (roadracers and street riders that have leathers with a speed hump will have to make minor modifications to their leathers). The result is a very minimal loss in mobility if you’re on a sport bike with very aggressive ergonomics and no loss in mobility on anything from sport-tourers to cruisers.
Leatt Brace in use. You can easily see that my range of motion is not limited at all.
Take a second to think about how vulnerable your neck is, doesn’t it make sense to protect it? The Leatt Brace is available at many local motorcycle shops and could be one of the best investments you make. More information can be found at www.leatt-brace.com and if you have any questions, please email me at kskellenger@gmail.com.
