motostevie
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Here's the story on these older dual sport boots. I got these back in 2007 when I bought my 2008 KLR650, my first dual sport bike. I had grand illusions that I would take the thing off road, but it never happened. Not even on my Tenere now. I guess 30 years of street riding and seeking out the most traction I could possibly get just made me afraid to slide or toss a bike around. It don't feel normal to me. Now being somewhat old with a somewhat "bad" back and not so great knees, any past enthusiasm for off road adventures is all but gone. No biggie. I never intended to do it on my Tenere, not why I got it. I held on to these boots so long anyway, but now I realise I won't use them.
They are like new except for the big scuff and scrape on the inside ankle of the left boot, seen in the photo. You could work on that with shoe polish to make it blend in more, but why bother with off road boots? I wore these only twice back in 2007 , literally for maybe an hour or less. I put them on and went out to the KLR. I mounted up and immediatly realized I could not get the toe to fit under the friggin shift lever! A bike made for off road and you can't get a semi-off road boot under the shifter? What a disgrace. I did n't ride with them at all at this point, but I did manage to fall over to the left up against my work bench while trying to somehow persuade my foot to go under the shifter. In the process, the awesome very solid metal teeth on my aftermarket Pivot Pegz scraped the inside left ankle and my work bench jammed me in the ribs. Bummer. :-[
I then went on them internets and figured out I need to order a longer after makte IMS shift lever. I installed that, and took the KLR for a spin around the neighborhood with these boots on. Maybe 30 minutes. I walked around a little to test walking comfort. I concluded that these are stiff compered to road boots, and made me walk like Frankenstein. I have read they are soft compared to off road boots though. Makes sense. Will probably be better for walking when you break them in, because they are not. That's the history. They are made in Italy, size 10 UD (44 1/2 EU), Vibram lug sole...any other questions, please ask. I will mail them for free anywhere in the United States Of America only.
$150.00 Paypal or a Postal Money Order, thanks.
They are like new except for the big scuff and scrape on the inside ankle of the left boot, seen in the photo. You could work on that with shoe polish to make it blend in more, but why bother with off road boots? I wore these only twice back in 2007 , literally for maybe an hour or less. I put them on and went out to the KLR. I mounted up and immediatly realized I could not get the toe to fit under the friggin shift lever! A bike made for off road and you can't get a semi-off road boot under the shifter? What a disgrace. I did n't ride with them at all at this point, but I did manage to fall over to the left up against my work bench while trying to somehow persuade my foot to go under the shifter. In the process, the awesome very solid metal teeth on my aftermarket Pivot Pegz scraped the inside left ankle and my work bench jammed me in the ribs. Bummer. :-[
I then went on them internets and figured out I need to order a longer after makte IMS shift lever. I installed that, and took the KLR for a spin around the neighborhood with these boots on. Maybe 30 minutes. I walked around a little to test walking comfort. I concluded that these are stiff compered to road boots, and made me walk like Frankenstein. I have read they are soft compared to off road boots though. Makes sense. Will probably be better for walking when you break them in, because they are not. That's the history. They are made in Italy, size 10 UD (44 1/2 EU), Vibram lug sole...any other questions, please ask. I will mail them for free anywhere in the United States Of America only.
$150.00 Paypal or a Postal Money Order, thanks.
