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Has anyone been able to get a new Helite Turtle in 2021 (date sept) ? - furious_blue_imp - 09-15-2021
In 2015 I suffered a rear end collision in which I was thrown in the air and landed on my head. My helmet (a FF Modular) was trashed and the only other damage to my gear was slight scuffing on my jacket shoulder. I got a broken collar bone in that one.
At the time I was wearing a Leatt Neck Brace, it was seriously scuffed where my helmet hit the brace. To this day I'm pretty sure that that brace prevented me from getting a broken neck and/or worse.
Since then I've been wanting to get a Helite Turtle Airbag vest to provide neck protection plus some impact protection for the body.
It's been sitting 'unavailable' in my Revzilla wish list since sometime last year. Has anyone here been able to purchase a new one lately (it's Sept 2021 now) ?
RE: Has anyone been able to get a new Helite Turtle in 2021 (date sept) ? - Houtman_imp - 09-15-2021
I have one of the Helite Turtle Back Air vest , bought directly from the company , I think they are in CA . Have you tried a "direct" buy ?
RE: Has anyone been able to get a new Helite Turtle in 2021 (date sept) ? - LongRanger_imp - 09-15-2021
Helite is a French company. They have an e-commerce site. If Revzilla is currently out of stock, then I imagine the US distributor is also out of stock.
RE: Has anyone been able to get a new Helite Turtle in 2021 (date sept) ? - furious_blue_imp - 09-15-2021
Thanks. Yeah, I would have guessed that it RevZilla didn't have it, no one would, but it wouldn't hurt for me to try direct from the US distributor or the company website.
I'll be happy to have one of these, more protection than the neck brace and less intrusive to wear as well !