I’m looking for a back protector.  I need it for the street and the two or three track days.  Since cost is an issue, I’ve been keeping an eye on eBay.

Anyone have any experience with these or any recommendations?

Velo-shield by Velocity Gear
Ufo Back Protector
Bohn ProRacer back protector
Alpinestar Bionic Back Protector

My recommendations

1.  TPRO
2.  TPRO
3.  TPRO
4.  TPRO
5.  Bohn or Knox or Dainese.

www.johnsonleather.com/forcefield_back_protector.htm or www.motostrano.com/tpfobapr.html

I bought from johnson and he was very helpful with getting the correct size.

Helimot Back Protectors always get good reviews.

I would go with the Knox Contour. http://oncycles.com/catalog.asp?r=1&pn=KNX00023 or http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/Detail.bok?no=424 (Check out the video)
I would choose Knox over TPro for one very simple reason. The Contour covers the shoulder blades. TPro does not. They are both CE EN1621-2 Level 2 protectors.

TPRO!

if it's good enough for spidey... well, who am I to argue? 

Be sure to check with the track/school about their rules for back protectors.  Some only allow Hard type ones.  One of the folks here had to borrow a hard one at a track day, even though he'd gone through the trouble of getting a T-PRO protector. 

I've got one of the Dianese Gillets for the hopes that I make it to the track.  I feel like a Ninja Turtle in it

I have the A* Bionic.  I really like it.  Waist belt gives good back support and it ventilates well.  It is a hard type one.

The only drawback is that it doesn't cover/protect the shoulder blades. 

It is also CE certified at level 2.

I have used a BMW back protector for 2 years  and had it on the day I crashed on the backroads and broke 4 ribs . No back injury at all. I just got one that comes with the Dainese Safety Jacket Wave V 2, it also has neck protection built in the jacket . Dainese makes alot of different Back Protectors. Dainese.com.

Quote from: teddy037.2 on June 12, 2008, 07:35:35 PM
TPRO!

if it's good enough for spidey... well, who am I to argue? 

Agreed, now this is probably stupid...but is Spidey on the new board, under a new name? or back 'there'?


Red Duke, is this going inside a intergrated jacket pocket or between your inner layer and the jacket?

Spider

Quote from: Spider on June 13, 2008, 08:24:14 PM
Agreed, now this is probably stupid...but is Spidey on the new board, under a new name? or back 'there'?

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?action=profile;u=18

Quote from: COWBOY on June 12, 2008, 02:32:46 PM
My recommendations

1.  TPRO
2.  TPRO
3.  TPRO
4.  TPRO
5.  Bohn or Knox or Dainese.

www.johnsonleather.com/forcefield_back_protector.htm or www.motostrano.com/tpfobapr.html

I bought from johnson and he was very helpful with getting the correct size.

Why TPro ? It looks like it would be very hot and isn't it soft -not hard armor which would not spread or dissapate an impact over a wider area rather than concentrated it in one spot ?

Aside from the fact our resident crash expert has field tested it repeatedly at the track.... ahem Spidey 

Why 1-4 on my list?  It's the most protective and the most comfortable.

Nothing on the market currently offers the energy dispersion that Tpro  material does (the only other protector to get a 10 for protection on the Ride! test was the BMW motorrad).  Another bonus on the TPro material is that unlike hard armor it doesn't lose effectiveness after it's been hit even if it is hit in the same spot. 

It will conform to the shape of your back. It flows air equally as well as at least the Dainese Wave (can't speak for others never used them).  This makes it comfortable and unobtrusive, making it more likely that I will actually wear it regularly even on long rides.


This link has a pdf of the Ride! test that can be downloaded.
http://www.matrixmotosports.com/products/forcefield-pro-l2-back-protector

Here's a comparison with Bohn
Comparison with Bohn.  http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/back-protector/tpro-bohn/

Quote from: msincredible on June 13, 2008, 08:46:32 PM
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Sorry for the threadjack everybody!

and thanks MsIncredible, again! (seems like I'm typing that constantly lately)

but seriously...Spidey's opinion on crash gear is pretty good reference - first hand experience is invaluable.

Quote from: Spider on June 14, 2008, 06:24:10 PM
but seriously...Spidey's opinion on crash gear is pretty good reference - first hand experience is invaluable.

exactly. btwn his opinion, and him showing off his "the EMTs cut this off of me" race leathers, well... I'm sold  I still think he needs to have it on the floor of his living room, like one of those bear rug things

i have to say i have the tpro jacket inserts for the back protector in a summer mesh jacket made by bmw.

i thought it would be too heavy and such bc it has a soft texture to it feeling rubbery.

in reality the back protetor basically molds to your back after about a few minutes bc of body heat, you don't even notice it.  also the back protector itself is  perforated so though it has a rubber look to it, it does have holes in it that let heat flow out of it.  i wore it today in 80degree heat and it was fine not clammy at all.

the biggest thing is it molds to your back when worn and you forget about it.

the only thing that i don't like about hte tpro back protetor is that compared to the bmw back protetor 2 is that it doesn't really have any shoulderblade protection,  it stops at the hshoulder blades leaving them unprotected.  i'm stiell deciding if i want to get that or the bmw one since both are level 2 certified.