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There are several options for protecting your back:

1. Jacket-integrated back protector: Often less coverage. However, some extend over the lumbar region and/or go lower than the jacket;
2. Stand-alone back protector with shoulder straps: these can provide more coverage than an integrated back protector, but this is not always the case;
3. Protective vest: combines the advantages of a stand-alone back protector with one- or two-piece chest protection, and usually also covers areas such as the malleolus.

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I’m reprinting here, in French and slightly reworded, the short history of motorcycle protection standards for protective shells and pants and jackets as told by the main researchers and experts behind the MotoCAP protocol here: "A guide to designing and manufacturing motorcycle protective clothing" (PDF document written December 2022).

The authors are :

• Christopher Hurren, researcher Univ. of Deakin [Researchgate] ;
• Paul Varnsverry, dir. of certification body PVA-PPE [LinkedIn] ;
• Liz de Rome, researcher Univ. of Deakin [ResearchGate] [LinkedIn].