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sfcpiet said:
Hop over the border to either Trier or Kaiserslautern, Louis is offering good deals at the moment!

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Thanks Piet,
The border is 300 km away. Quite a shopping trip.
I did buy mine at Louis, at those prices, and shipping is free.
Paul
 
I'm a happy customer of Gasolina boots:
https://gasolinaboots.com/
I have odd feet and finding a good fit in any foot gear can be a challenge. This company makes boots to your specifications, and the prices are reasonable. The quality of the materials and the care of the construction can't be faulted, but they do compromise protection a bit. I made my trade-offs and don't (yet) regret it.
 
mauricejota7604 said:
I am sure 300km would suit you perfectly on that lovely 3C Paul
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That's 1 day out and one day back. A lovely route through the Ardennes, Luxemburg, the Black Forest. And it's been pouring down lately.
I did go to pick up the 3C engine which was near Piets back from Glasgow, but obviously went by car through Belgium where the motorways are free.

Paul
 
Well, thanks to recommendations from this forum I did purchase a pair of Daytona boots, and I'm very pleased. They appear very well made after a few hours use. I've yet to try them in the rain. That's for this weekend's winter rally, complete with camping in a muddy field in the Somme. You know the Somme, the muddy fields where men spent decades killing each other.

When I first put them on, I took the SF2 complete with overhauled clutch and at first, thought I had a selection problem. No way could I hook into second gear. I realised that I couldn't get my boot proper under the gear lever which was strange because they're a size smaller than my previous boots. All was well when I moved the lever up a notch. I eventually realised that the problem was due to the ankle of the new boots being more rigid. I couldn't get my toes down.
All's well now I've moved the lever. Funnily, no problem with the 3C or my 750 Aprilia. The S won't be a problem, the gear lever is near a foot long.

Paul
 
just out of interest - which ones did you choose? Daytona has different ones. As you want to rain-test them, I assume you took the Road Star GTX, right? As long as they are GoreTex, they should be fairly water tight (except for the water comming from top and run along your leg into the boot... )
 
Laverdalothar said:
just out of interest - which ones did you choose? Daytona has different ones. As you want to rain-test them, I assume you took the Road Star GTX, right? As long as they are GoreTex, they should be fairly water tight (except for the water comming from top and run along your leg into the boot... )
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Travel Star GTX.
I won't get water coming in over the top, I never do, I have excellent over trousers.

Paul
 
I don`t buy high spec top branded boots , but I don`t buy cheap either , aim for somewhere in the middle ....... but the biggest problem I have is with size .......
My normal shoe size is 9 ....... or whatever the metric equivalent is now ....... but with boots I have to go upto at least 11 .... just to get the buggers on ..... even then it`s a struggle ...... by the time I`ve finally managed I feel more inclined to sit down and have a good rest rather than go out for a ride .

I know with boots you may probably have to go up a size anyway , but this goes beyond that ...... the sole size is ok once you`ve actually got your feet in there , but it`s getting your feet through the narrow gap between the shin and ankle area which is the problem , for me anyway ....... even going upto a 12 would probably still cause problems .

A lot of stuff is now made in the Far East now , maybe they have smaller feet over there , but a 9 or10 should be a 9 or 10 wherever it comes from ...... unless they go by USA shoe sizes ( Americans seem to have smaller feet ) , but it`s actually getting your feet into them in the first place that`s the real problem , for me .
 
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rocketonarail said:
I don`t buy high spec top branded boots , but I don`t buy cheap either , aim for somewhere in the middle ....... but the biggest problem I have is with size .......
My normal shoe size is 9 ....... or whatever the metric equivalent is now ....... but with boots I have to go upto at least 11 .... just to get the buggers on ..... even then it`s a struggle ...... by the time I`ve finally managed I feel more inclined to sit down and have a good rest rather than go out for a ride .

I know with boots you may probably have to go up a size anyway , but this goes beyond that ...... the sole size is ok once you`ve actually got your feet in there , but it`s getting your feet through the narrow gap between the shin and ankle area which is the problem , for me anyway ....... even going upto a 12 would probably still cause problems .

A lot of stuff is now made in the Far East now , maybe they have smaller feet over there , but a 9 or10 should be a 9 or 10 wherever it comes from ...... unless they go by USA shoe sizes ( Americans seem to have smaller feet ) , but it`s actually getting your feet into them in the first place that`s the real problem , for me .
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Some have a longer zip which makes it easier. Although I suppose that affects the quality of the ankle protection 🤔
 
The issue in the past was thick calves, adding knee guards and getting dirtbike boots that close was not easy. I posted a while back about a mate who was saving his high-end plastic guarded dirtbike boots till his old one had died and by then his new ones developed the crumbling plastic guard thing. I dug my old Tech 7 Alpine Stars out last week and after 5 years of sitting in an enclosed tub they went right into the garbage bin. Plastic crumbling as well and is unfixable. At least my Dainese Pressure Suit was Ok.

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