Have you heard of the Moto-Grip? The product offers protection against accidental ejection of the motorcycle passenger. Whether it is a scooter or a motorcycle, most provide no backrest protection for the passenger.

The Moto-Grip is a safety harness equipped with two sets of padded handgrips on the front and rear of the harness. The harness is worn by the operator and the handgrips are held by the passenger.

The product designed by a NYC firm, Hatch Ventures,  is available in three sizes and each size is fully adjustable to accommodate additional outerwear for inclement weather riding.

Source: Press Release, Hatch Ventures LLC, New York, August 9, 2011

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Marc Graells Ballve proposes an alternative solution against scooter thefts. Why use a padlock or chain to lock up your scooter, when you can have an anti-theft solution proved to be effective by nature’s very own natural selection process?

Graells’ solution is inspired by the armadillo armor formed by plates. By simply, covering your scooter with his design, the so-called “Protect 486”, you will ensure it is no longer accessible by thieves – unless, the thieves choose to lift up your scooter together with its cover, load it on a truck and vanish…

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Full face helmet

Whether to pick a half face or a full face helmet is a tough decision, especially for the new rider. Besides concerns about safety, protection and comfort, one major factor influencing the rider’s choice is usually aesthetics. We’ve been brainwashed by media that the cool kids are the ones, riding either without helmet or with half face helmets. Especially when it comes to scooters, you never see scooter riders wearing full face helmets on TV, unless they are delivering pizza. But, let’s leave that aside.

The major difference between a half face and full face is, that the full face covers the complete head. It comes with an extra section on the front, covering the chin and with an extension on the rear covering the base of the skull. When it comes to safety, both helmets will protect the top of your skull during a collision, but only the full face one will protect your chin, jaws and teeth. Research shows a high possibility of impact on the chin during a crash. So, for better protection, it is obviously better to pick the full face helmet. In addition to providing extra coverage during a crash, its visor will provide your eyes protection against sunlight, rain, dust and bugs.

But are there any disadvantages to a full face?

If you are concerned about comfort, in means of  restrictiveness and air ventilation, a full face won’t be able to provide you as much comfort as a half face. Also, most likely, for a full face helmet, you will end up paying much more money.

If safety is priority, which it should be, one doesn’t have to be a genius to figure out that it is better to pick a full face helmet. It is only one life to live, so why risk it? But if you insist on not wearing a helmet, than it is obviously better to wear a half face helmet rather than no helmet.

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