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Body armour has come a long way since Dainese started working on back protectors with Barry Sheene in 1978, but it's still a relatively new consideration for many riders.

At Infinity Motorcycles, we carry a comprehensive range of body armour to cover the needs of most motorcyclists, and pick the best products from a selection of manufacturers with the intention of offering the best range we can.

Since the first CE Approval standards came in to effect in 1997, the rate of development has taken on an incredible pace, the pinnacle of which is the Forcefield Pro Sub 4 back protector.

Motorcycle Body Armour CE Standards Explained.
In simplest terms, body armour works by spreading and absorbing the force of an impact.The better the armour, the less force you are subjected to.
The tests also take into account the shape and size of the armour to make sure it adequately covers the area to be protected.

To test armour, a weight is dropped on to a piece of body armour laid on an anvil and a sensor measures how much force gets through the body armour (the weight is 5kg, and it's dropped from a height of about 1 metre, which means the impact energy is 50 joules).

The lower the force felt by the sensor, the more protective the armour is.

There are three standard currently in use for Impact Protection:

  • EN1621-1:1997
    The standard used for limb armour, and is measured using a weight with an impact face of 80x40mm. To pass this test, the body armour is hit with the weight 5 times in random places. If the average force felt by the sensor is less than 35kn and there are no impacts above 50kn, the body armour passes the test.
  • EN1621:1 2003
    A few years later, this new standard was brought in for back protectors. The 2003 version uses the same technique as the limb armour test, but with a different shaped anvil and impact face to better reflect the sort of impact a back protector might be subjected to. The pass rate for this is tougher than the pass rate for limb armour, the average of 5 test has to be better than 18kn, with no single score of more than 24kn.
  • EN1621:2 2003
    This is the test we refer to as "Level 2", and again it's just for back protectors. This test is the toughest; the average of 5 impacts must be less than 9kn with no score more than 12kn.

    • All of these standards are currently on the process of being revised to take the effects of temperature and how the protectors are stored into consideration. In addition to this, there are standards for boots, gloves, off road stone deflectors and clothing (EN 13595:2002).

    It's worth noting that manufacturers quote their best test figures when describing their armour, with the exception of Forcefield Armour who quote an average over seven tests - even more than the 5 required to pass standards - as a demonstration of their "Repeat Performance Technology".