Speed and Strength Hell'N Back Textile Motorcycle Jacket

The Speed and Strength Hell'N Back ST Motorcycle jacket, does it rain in Hell? Who knows, but if you encounter any precipitation on your next journey to the north of Thailand, Speed and Strength Hell'N Back ST textile jacket will keep you dry with a polyurethane-coated AR600 (600-denier polyester) outer shell, waterproof Dry-Tech liner and bonded, water-resistant zippers. No doubt it's hot in Hell, and this jacket will also do an admirable job of keeping you cool, thanks to effective Speed Zip venting and clever Synergy System outer sleeves that zip off to reveal mesh inners underneath.

The Speed and Strength Hell'N Back ST motorcycle jacket is Speed and Strength's top-of-the-line textile offering, and it offers every imaginable accoutrement, including CE-approved armor and a built-in hydration system. Impressive in theory, but in practice this motorcycle jacket offers too many options, making it occasionally inconvenient to use.

Take the over-engineered sleeves, for example. With the full-length liner installed and the outer skins zipper on, the triple-layer sleeves are too bulky. Four snap-closure Strong Arm sleeve adjusters and redundant vent zippers crowd your elbows and cause uncomfortable bunching. But in Thailand we likely have the vent zippers more open than closed...

The Speed and Strength Hell'N Back ST motorcycle jacket offer a lot of features for not much money, though the bargain build quality is evident in the thermoplastic shoulder cups, which scratch easily and shed their tiny screws with little provocation. The Hell'N Back jacket certainly looks the part... The Speed and Strength Hell 'N Back ST Motorcycle Jacket