Adventure Bike Rider Forum

mark vb wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:11 am Daytona for me. There may possibly be others which are good, but I'm on my second pair now after previous not-so-good makes. My first pair lasted well over 10 yrs of year-round commuting, trips and travelling, and general bikery stuff. They were still in almost perfect shape but the Goretex waterproofing started to leak slightly on one of them. Totally waterproof (up to 10 yrs, anyway), normal looks (at least for a m/c boot) and very comfy both on the bike and, importantly for me, when walking around. Not cheap, but worth the cost, and Daytona normally come out top in bike mag tests. There are various models of Daytona; I've always gone for the Non-Stop GTX, which was one of their less expensive models - not sure if they're still available but there's plenty of others in the range. A little over 150 Euros, but I've found cheapie boots are a bit of a false economy.

diggermanbob wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:12 pm Mark do they come up good on size or do you need to go size bigger than shoe size.

Cornishman wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:23 am I don’t remember your legs being that good.

Elmer J Fudd wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:06 am What will you use the original boots for?

You could save yourself a few cents by taking them to a shoe repairer and getting them re-soled (grind down what is there and attach a new rougher wearing surface) or just roughen up the surface enough to be grippy.

The advantage with Daytona though, is that the can be re-soled, repaired and generally refurbished for many years, so can be viewed as quite cheap in the long run.

daveuprite wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:40 am OK, now you've got me looking at Daytonas.

I've never owned a pair, but I know they are pretty much the best.

Thanks for all the recommendations.

But this young lady has almost the same bike as me so maybe I should follow her lead...

diggermanbob wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 4:04 pm
Bet she likes that big engine throbbing