Oklahoma? Boots? Town Freak? LOL.JK. The more you wear them the better they get. Just gota brakem in.

 

Raise the shifter one notch and it will only suck ofr the first morning. then you will say " How did I ever ride without these!"
Good Luck

 

I agree.
Once I started wearing them, it was no problem getting used to them.

Now I won't ride without them. Even in the sand (which is the ONLY place I ride).[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

If you hit my Camera below my screen name and then hit on the Craptor picture you can see my full bore boots from 1972 sitting on the floor in the background and there still stiff but I am still walking and jogging almost every day. They have been a good set of boots. There older than most of the posters on here. I don't wear them as much as I used to but I don't get as crazy either.

ChetRacer [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

i tried to wear boots too...i even moved my shift lever up has far has it will go....i couldn't my size 12 under the damn thing, they where so stiff even after a few rides...so i said F*ck it....what a waste of 200 bucks...

 

66oDisturbed,

Your need a body boot. I did the personal message thing last night because I needed some info and no call back. You do@k

 

Boots are an absolute must in the desert!!! Don't usually wear them in the dunes. I used to just ride in tennis shoes but the freakin' shoelace got wrapped around the shifter once[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img] and everybody in line behind me was swervin' and braking as I was kicking my foot around like a jacka$$ tryin' to shift. Anyway, that's enough embarasment for today...........

Welcome to the Forums Dancingqueen!!

 

now now chet....no name calling...unless u want to play that game w/ me...im always up to go a few rounds w/ someone!!!!

 

Dancing Queen, I rode my first year with hiking boots. Then, when I tried the boots last year, it was great. I was taking those dunes without hesitation. It is like your legs become part of the bike. I was much more stable going over the whoops and I did not bounce around so much. When I would stand up to ride, which is alot of the time, my legs did not get tired as quickly. When we ride we go for eight hours at a time with a few breaks but not many. Definitely try some on, it will feel weird at first but practice walking in them around the yard first .

 

One or two rides with boots and they will feel like second nature. I never ride without boots. They have saved my fett/ankles more than once. If I were wearing tennis shoes I would have broken my ankle once or twice when my foot slipped off the pegs and got dragged under the rear tire.

Just like a helmet is a required piece of safety equipment, so are riding boots. Welcome to the forum DQ.

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