Lesson learned

[theothersean]

Buy the good boots. not the cheap ones , the more expensive ones tend to be put together better and offer more side protection especially for the ankle.


I had a pair of mid level oneil boots they were roughly $139 but as I found out the hard way they didn'y have much padding in the ankle and the plastic side plate only went 1/2 way up the boot on the outside so the seem seperated.

I was riding last weekend in wrentham and tooling along a big rock pulled my foot off the peg and slammed it into the passenger peg on my Drz ( which by the way I am removing to prevent this from happening again)
It tore a 1/4 " size hole on the leather and made my foot go numb. I kept riding as it started to feel better, until about 1/2 hour later it happened a second time only seperating the boot at the seem. A few advil and I was able to keep riding. But man did that hurt.

[Rye]

Sean, the Tech 8's are nice. Good ankle support and they feel like gloves now that they're broken in. They are still pricey, but might be worth it. I have also heard some very good things about the Oxtar boots.

[theothersean]

I ended up getting the fox forma pro boot. the bubba stewart model. With all the falling down he does I figure they should be good for my interactions with gravity. The are last years boot so instead of $259 they were only $139. I'm still a cheapo at heart.

They came today as a matter of fact and are quite stiff, they definately need some breaking in.

[OreoGaborio]

i got the forma pro's for 139 as well... they didn't quite fit my foot perfect when i first got em, but they're breaking in really well... i've already taken a few hits to em w/ rocks & big fuckin sticks & they're holdin up well.

[theothersean]

Cool I can't wait to try them out.

Turned out to be an expensive ride for me. Not only did I trash the boots and my foot. I finally got around to washing the bike today to discover under all the caked on mud, a leaking crack in my clutch cover. SO thats another $100 with the new gasket, o ring and shipping.

All great fun though........................

Where else but dirt riding can you have your motorcycle fall over on both sides a couple times in a ride get injured and wreck some gear and still get out of it for $239


Try that on a sport bike.....................

[gmdboston]

Originally posted by theothersean
Where else but dirt riding can you have your motorcycle fall over on both sides a couple times in a ride get injured and wreck some gear and still get out of it for $239


Try that on a sport bike.....................

They are called EX 500's........

[TheIglu]

Originally posted by gmdboston
They are called EX 500's........

I have yet to buy a part for mine after two rather destructive crashes at Louden

[OreoGaborio]

Originally posted by gmdboston
They are called EX 500's........

beat me to it

[a13x]

I've been wearing the Forma Pro's all season. I found them extremely comfortable right off the bat and they've held up nicely. I'm not 100% stoked on the buckle system, but it works.