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Motorcycle Boots
Hi your input requested...I ride an older Harley 1997 softail very casual riding. I need some boot recommendations? Thanks
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03-21-2018, 05:17 AM
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Have Bates make you a pair.
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Even with no idea on your style I'd still recommend looking at Sidi on motorcyclegear.com
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I'm a fan of Lewis Leathers or Belstaff. Not cheap, but great boots.
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Why don't you wear the Harley boots ? there fit nice look great and they last ..Had my pair for years and still look perfect... Don't go cheap
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Lots of great choices. Suggest buying boots with some sort of hard ankle, heel and toe armor. Especially ankle. Work boots won’t have that. I have two pairs of Alpinestars that I like.
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Harley boots are actually decent. As are Sidi.
Harley has everything to make you "look the ride." I speak as a current Harley and BMW owner and look at this somewhat humorously with both brands... plus Ducati stuff!. When I shop for gear I go to motorcyclecloseouts dot com or Sportbike Track Gear and see what's on sale. I just don't pay retail. What you want with a boot is something that will protect the bone structures from just above the ankle on down. Those are hard to fix if they get crushed or broken. A simple broken leg above that... no problem... My brother, who is now deceased, you should have seen his ankle from a motorcycle wreck. The ugliest thing you'd want attached to your leg...
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i had SIDI..they were angled to match the crouched riding position of a sport bike.
now? i run the same boots as WAYNER..and i cant for the life of me remember the name. they are brown.  i bought them out of europe.
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FWIW Sidi also makes street boots for cruisin'.
Street Boots > Sport, Street, Touring Boots :: MotorcycleGear.com
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I wouldn't mess around with non MC boots. I have not seen the latest offerings but I would go for a mid calf height MC boot that offers the best protection. Your feet, head, and hands are the usually the most impacted body parts in a MC accident. Hell just having a HD fall on your unprotected foot at a stop light could result in a lifetime impairment.
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 to preserve my creds.. here are my boots..googled it. 
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I have a pair of SIDI boots and a pair of fireman boots that zip up the center. I bought the fireman boots off the internet as seconds. I use the fireman boots more - maybe 60/40 - not for any specific reason I can think of. Cliff's boots definitely look fashionable.
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I know a guy who is on disabilty for half a year now - over-extended the ankle joint in a crash. Enduro rider. A good set of enduro boots would have greatly reduced his injuries, compared to his hiking boots. I also speak from experience. I broke my leg wearing MC boots and they were what held my shin together avoiding an open fracture. A work or hiking boot would not have extended far enough up the shin and a cowboy boot etc. would not have had the reinforcement. Worst case, with infection, the difference between an open and closed fracture can mean keeping or losing your leg. At a minimum it means saving months of time healing. G |
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I know a guy who is on disabilty for half a year now - over-extended the ankle joint in a crash. Enduro rider. A good set of enduro boots would have greatly reduced his injuries. I also speak from experience. I broke my leg wearing MC boots and they were what held my shin together avoiding an open fracture. A work or hiking boot would not have extended far enough up the shin and a cowboy boot etc. would not have had the reinforcement. Worst case, with infection, the difference between an open and closed fracture can mean keeping or losing your leg. At a minimum it means saving months of time healing. G |
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It just needs to be made clear that a work or hiking boot does not offer the same protection as a MC boot.
I am just telling you, after not walking for half a year, your opinion on what risk is acceptable changes significantly. Personally I would not risk my feet/ankle/legs over looking cool at the pub ... G |
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You want the right tool for the job, a pair of Red Wing boots ain't it.
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Have you ever seen the bone at the ankle ground off on the road? It does not look great, and gravel does not show up well on plain films.
NSFW Google degloving foot injury images
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I've always used Bates boots for street riding. They make a variety of styles and have been making roadracing gear forever. Their custom boots aren't high-priced, either. If you want a fairly inexpensive boot, and your feet are the same size as mine, here's a pair I have for sale on Ebay which have very little use: Or, just have them make you a pair. They are nice folks and know what they are doing. |
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