International Dealer News IDN 116 Dec 2013/Jan 2014 | Page 34

PRODUCT NEWS

Clover Ventouring Airbag jacket
CLOVER says it is the first company to
bring to market a homologated
motorcycle airbag jacket. The airbag
integrated into its Ventouring jacket
has CE EN1621-4 airbag
homologation, and has an activation
time of 0.08 seconds. Once activated
the airbag is said to provide CE-level 2
performance with 1.4KN residual
transmitted energy, which is claimed
to be 6.4 times the performance of
a standard level 2 back protector.
The Ventouring jacket is
actually two jackets that can be
combined as one; an inner thermal
waterproof and an external vented
jacket.
Materials used in the construction
of the outer jacket include Duratek-4,
Duratek 7 and Ballistic, and it is all
given a water-repellent treatment.
Features on the external jacket include
CE armour at shoulders and elbows,
ventilation panels on the front, back
and arms, and fit adjusters at arms,
forearms, waist and bottom of the
jacket. In addition there is a fiveposition ‘No-Velcro’ collar adjuster

and adjustable chest-waist-hip fitting
by a three-way connection belt.
An optional CE back protector can
befitted to an internal pocket in the
jacket.
Clover is offering the Ventouring in
men’s sizes S - 4XL, and women’s sizes
S – XXL.

3-D screen deflector
WUNDERLICH has been offering its adjustable
screen deflector, the Vario-ERGO+, for many
years, and the company has worked hard to
create an advanced and three-dimensional
adjustable version.
The new version of the wind deflector has
been designed to be used on bikes with
extremely curved screens, such as those on
the new R 1200 GS (2013) and the F 800 GS
Adventure.
The new Vario-ERGO 3-D is said to be
infinitely adjustable and fits on nearly every
windscreen. Due to the rotatable centre
piece, the screen deflector can also be
adjusted closer to the driver to ensure
optimum relief from wind blast around the
rider’s helmet and upper body. In addition its
aerodynamic shape also reduces turbulences

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and road noise.
Both versions of the screen deflector are
made in Germany and available in clear with
silver anodized fixings or in smo