Do back protectors make sense?

[Metastable]

Man you guys laugh at the sign post bit, but it's bang on. I've personally seen a guy take out a huge wooden stump used for guardrails (the stumps were there, but the guardrail wasn't, THANKFULLY!!!!) clear off the ground. For some reason, they hadn't cemented it in yet. Now the dude's leg ended up going in the wrong direction and so did his arm and he had quite a few broken ribs and a punctured lung, but he lived. I'm pretty sure he ended up with full use of his appendages as well. A sign post, you'd bend it first.

[Macontour]

I bought a back protector a few years back Gives me peace of mind and keeps the back toasty warm on the winter rides. Not so comfortable heatwise in the middle of summer though.

[imdying]

Never worn one in 30 years of riding.

Just like those dudes in Florida who've been riding their Harley for 30 years without a helmet?

[Quasievil]

Never worn one in 30 years of riding.

Well done Katman, with that I can guarantee you wont ever need one in the future..........awesome

[longwayfromhome]

Several years ago leant over too far in a corner on a BMW GS...the peg dug in and instant high-side....I remember being about six foot in the air and then I remember the bang as I hit the ground on my side/back.....2 broken ribs, several cracked, buggered my wrist from the gloves catching on the heal, massive bruises. All I can say is thank god for the Knox back protector. I had a leather jacket and it got pretty torn as well. The bp's I have worn (Forcefield and Knox) were very comfortable, this includes many, many 12+ hour days. It becomes second nature to include in the list of gear worn. If you can walk around with your jacket on, then you can walk around with the bp on.