Alpinestars Tech-Air 7x Airbag Vest Review: Ultimate Protection for Track & Road Riders

In this video, I review the Alpinestars Tech-Air® 7x Airbag Vest, specifically designed for road racing, track days, and performance road riding. The FIM-homologated Tech-Air® 7x is derived from MotoGP technology, offering comprehensive upper body protection for your shoulders, chest, back, and coccyx. With 12 integrated sensors including triaxial accelerometers and a gyroscope, it continuously monitors your body for impacts, triggering airbag deployment in under 44ms to reduce impact forces by up to 90%.
Whether you’re racing or enjoying a spirited ride, the Tech-Air® 7x System provides dual deployment capability, ensuring maximum protection across multiple incidents. The system is compatible with Tech-Air® Ready leather suits and can also be worn standalone for real-world versatility. With two riding modes, RACE and STREET, and 20 hours of battery life, the Tech-Air® 7x delivers on both safety and practicality.
Watch now to see how this cutting-edge vest works, how it performs on the road, and how it can save your life in a crash. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more motorcycle gear reviews and updates.
Key features:
• Developed using MotoGP crash data
• 12 sensors monitoring for crashes
• Protects shoulders, chest, back, and coccyx
• Up to 44ms airbag inflation time
• Compatible with leather suits or standalone use
• Dual gas inflators for two airbag deployments
• 20 hours of battery life with quick recharge
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[@RemboUSMC]

What is your vest of choice?

[@johnlewis5330]

@@RemboUSMC I bought alpinestars 7x, in part thanks to your first video and from research it seems the best for my situation. Have worn it about 7 hours combined time and am used to it. Luckily I dont have high temperatures to contend with!

[@verdonrocksphotography3510]

awesome, happy riding

[@KN-fg7ip]

Tech Air 5 for short rides and city riding. Tech Air 3 when I am doing long-distance touring or simply when I get irritated with the Tech Air 5 back protection plate 😂. I like tech air 3 lot because of comfort. I kept tech air 5 because I am afraid of somebody's gonna crash into me when doing occasional city riding. Lot of as…. on the road in NY. I ride a 23 Multistrada V4S. Nice video. Will try Tech Air 7. Good to see you after a while.

[@RemboUSMC]

Thanks. I am happy to be back!

[@johnlewis5330]

Great to see you looking healthy. It's recommended the unit is serviced every 2 years, 500 hours use or after 4 deployments. Although Alpinestars do not gurantee the system after the first crash even if the system does not deploy (because it didn't meet the threshold for its algorithm as a significant crash). But what's interesting to me is re your lowside crash: the system may not have been of much use, ie, a lowside at 25mph. On lowsides the system doesnt deploy till you hit the ground. It would help if you tumble after impact with the ground or sliding etc. I've looked at that crash a few times and it probably was the tire but still can't quite get my head round the amount of damage you did to yourself from a relatively low speed crash. Btw, one video I saw said in race mode system wont deploy under approx 30 mph. Could be wrong on that as cant see that figure in manual. All the best

[@RemboUSMC]

Yes, that was my concern too, low speed and low-side crashes. As far as my crash, albeit a lowside, it was a violent and fast fall to the ground, not a typical lowside. I just watched the exact thing happen last week to one of the riders at MotoGP and since then I got a better perspective. The typical lowside is a slow slide out, but in the MotoGP case, the lowside happened way too soon before hardly any lean angle was made. At 28-30mph that is a significant amount of energy to absorb when you are not sliding out of an angle that is already steep. I hope this makes sense.

[@johnlewis5330]

@@RemboUSMC Yeah, that does make sense. Thanks

[@calvin2516]

Would be cool if they came out with something you could fill a tire in a pinch and still have a deployment till you got home to recharge.

[@bp7178]

@6:22 You can take the foam pad out. I comes out from the other end. @7:33 Those velcro pads, which are in the same position as the Tech Air Race, are for adding it to a suit. It will drain the battery in storage. Un-hook the connector for long term storage or travel.

[@RemboUSMC]

Great info and I agree about disconnecting the battery.

[@pmcg7828]

Me alegro saber que te encuentras mejor, en España son 4 años de garantia, creo que también en países Europeos , con respecto al cambio de moto , cuando saque una Multistrada v4 con 210 Cv me lo pienso , actualmente no creo que merezca la pena la inversión de una RS por un poco mas de prestaciones , ( Si no me hubiese comprado antes la Pikes Peak 4 con el Ful System Akrapovic seguramente si me la hubiese comprado la RS )

[@RemboUSMC]

Estoy de acuerdo contigo, y muchas gracias por la información sobre España y la garantía de 4 años. Tienes razón en que el cambio a una RS no parece justificar la inversión por solo un poco más de prestaciones, especialmente teniendo ya la Pikes Peak con el sistema Akrapovic completo. ¡Un saludo!

[@my2wheels]

Ride safe Rembo.

[@RemboUSMC]

Thank you very much

[@my2wheels]

@@RemboUSMC thank god you are back to normal.

[@thor8640]

Nice product but as per usual they don't make it in man sizes, largest 7x is 2xl - and that is too small for me. My Klim jacket is 3xl and fits nicely, Dainese and Alpinestars only make jackets for tiny peeps.

[@RemboUSMC]

You must mean BIG MAN sizes. I think they run small because I thought i would be a Large and I am an XL so you big guys may not have as many options unfortunately.

[@alastairtheduke]

The amount of deployments on the airbag really doesn't matter all that much. How many times have you had a crash? Hopefully it's not more than once a year. Most of us, it will be every few years. So what's the big deal with sending in the cartridge even after just one deployment?

[@johnlewis5330]

It's more for a the situation where you have a deployment that wasnt so severe as to stop you from continuing with the ride and so you continue with the ride as you have another deployment. Plus, for people on a budget it's easier if the user can replace cartridge and also time saving from not having to send unit back to alpinestars and wait to get it back...could be a few weeks and your riding without your full protection! Every factor has pros and cons.

[@RemboUSMC]

Track use is the biggest issue and inconvenience. The other issue is unplanned deployments for no reason,

[@JE2PO]

Is it a one off purchase or is there a monthly subscription ?like the In&motion airbag installed in RST jackets. Subscription really pisses me off.

[@RemboUSMC]

One time purchase.