Motorcycle Boots
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From: Nebraska
Road Captain
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From: Tipp City Ohio
The trick for zippered boots like those (and my Paraspanna's) is to rub a wax candle up and down the teeth of the zipper inside and out.You be amazed at how smooth the zipper works.Usually lasts a few months.
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From: east texas
been on scooters over sixty years , fell down several times .
never lost a engineer boot , or roper style .
.
However ,
the deal on clean underwear doesnt hold up.
Momma used to say "wear clean underwear in case you are in a accident"
well , every time I have seen/or been in a bad one ...the underwear got soiled !!
whether it was clean or not ..
.
never lost a engineer boot , or roper style .
.
However ,
the deal on clean underwear doesnt hold up.
Momma used to say "wear clean underwear in case you are in a accident"
well , every time I have seen/or been in a bad one ...the underwear got soiled !!
whether it was clean or not ..
.
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From: nebraska
I bought some 17" tall Chippewa engineer boots from www.sportsmansguide.com
They were made for motorcycle state troopers . They knocked $100 off because they said they were slitely blemished ... i couldn't find it .
I then had my local cobblers add a thicker sole and heel as i am verticaly challenged .
I have been riding with tall steel toe engineer boots for 30 years .
They were made for motorcycle state troopers . They knocked $100 off because they said they were slitely blemished ... i couldn't find it .
I then had my local cobblers add a thicker sole and heel as i am verticaly challenged .
I have been riding with tall steel toe engineer boots for 30 years .
Last edited by baust55; Dec 9, 2012 at 03:44 PM.
Cruiser
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From: indiana
how about these
Last edited by Possumface; Dec 9, 2012 at 06:03 PM.
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From: Roseville, CA
Perhaps the action of walking around with them accelerated the problem.
It wasn't the smoothness being an issue, it was the long-term reliability.
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thinking about a buying some chips got my old chip loggers wow they are really heavy and will last as long as i will ,are the engineer boots really heavy ?
how about these http://www.amazon.com/Chippewa-Mens-...pd_sbs_shoe_11
how about these http://www.amazon.com/Chippewa-Mens-...pd_sbs_shoe_11
I have the 17" non steel toe from Stomper's- they fit great and I don't feel too "clunky" walking around in them..
https://stompersboots.com/products-p...ngineer-27908/
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From: So Cal The Golden State
Amost 35 years ago, a group of us we heading home after crusing PCH, a drunk driver in a van rear ended my buddy on a KZ650. I literally knocked him out of shoes, very truthful after seeing on the ground, we could have cared less about the shoes, more when they whee found they where not anywhere near the accident.