difference between road and motoX boots
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:46 amanyone knows? the motox dirt bike boots llook better and just wana know if they are the same as the road use ones?
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difference between road and motoX boots
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Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:46 amPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:07 amI asked the same thing a while ago. If you go back through the posts I'm sure you will find it
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:45 ammx boots are way bigger
road boots are more suited to road riding of course, so if you are riding a street bike get boots to suit and vice versa!
road boots are more suited to road riding of course, so if you are riding a street bike get boots to suit and vice versa!
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:43 amWhat Mitch said
MX boots are big clunky buggers that are designed to stop your feet from getting pulped when you stick your leg out in the breeze. They are also relatively inflexible to stop you from snapping ankles when you hit shit like big tree roots buried in dirt, rocks etc. On a road bike you probably won't be able to change gears in them or at least not very easily. They'll also scrape the crap out of everything on your road bike ie engine cases from the steel toe plates and anything your inside leg touches as they either have leather or something else grippy so you can hold on when standing up. The soles are big and clunky also so you won't be able to move your feet around.
Road boots are more designed to protect your tootsies, ankles and feet from abrasion as you slide down the road with your bike on your leg.
Horses for courses
A little long winded but I hope that helps
Cheers
MX boots are big clunky buggers that are designed to stop your feet from getting pulped when you stick your leg out in the breeze. They are also relatively inflexible to stop you from snapping ankles when you hit shit like big tree roots buried in dirt, rocks etc. On a road bike you probably won't be able to change gears in them or at least not very easily. They'll also scrape the crap out of everything on your road bike ie engine cases from the steel toe plates and anything your inside leg touches as they either have leather or something else grippy so you can hold on when standing up. The soles are big and clunky also so you won't be able to move your feet around.
Road boots are more designed to protect your tootsies, ankles and feet from abrasion as you slide down the road with your bike on your leg.
Horses for courses
A little long winded but I hope that helps
Cheers
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:56 pmGlen wrote:What Stero said
I remember saying that but I dont see it anywhere...
In any case, if you really like the styling of the mx boots, if you shop around you can buy ones that are styled similar but are more road friendly.... usually the enduro style boots....
SuperMotard riders use them, so you will probably find them in a KTM shop or similar.... Hope that helps...
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:28 pmEitherway they're both better than runners or sandles.
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:18 pmDuane wrote:Eitherway they're both better than runners or sandles.
Test them in the shop, go sit on a bike, make sure you can get your foot under the gear lever smoothly.... If not, dont buy them....
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:05 pmStereo wrote:Glen wrote:What Stero said
I remember saying that but I dont see it anywhere...
In any case, if you really like the styling of the mx boots, if you shop around you can buy ones that are styled similar but are more road friendly.... usually the enduro style boots....
SuperMotard riders use them, so you will probably find them in a KTM shop or similar.... Hope that helps...
Oops, one of those mornings. I thought the post above was yours mate whereas it was actually Mitch 179. Musta had my head up my clacker again.
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:08 pm[quote]
Test them in the shop, go sit on a bike, make sure you can get your foot under the gear lever smoothly.... If not, dont buy them....
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i tried the road ones before and found them imipossible to get my left foot under the gear lever, or i must look down and push hard
that was on my first track day too 
Test them in the shop, go sit on a bike, make sure you can get your foot under the gear lever smoothly.... If not, dont buy them....
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i tried the road ones before and found them imipossible to get my left foot under the gear lever, or i must look down and push hard
that was on my first track day too Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:29 pmhidepenny wrote:Test them in the shop, go sit on a bike, make sure you can get your foot under the gear lever smoothly.... If not, dont buy them....
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i tried the road ones before and found them imipossible to get my left foot under the gear lever, or i must look down and push hard
Your gear lever is adjustable by the way - for this purpose. Don't be such a big girl about it.
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:52 pm[quote] gear lever is adjustable [/quote]
really? how?
really? how?
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:52 pmthe mx are way thicker between the sole and top of foot, ull never get it under the lever..if it was better than everyone would be wearing motox boots...racers and all...
another thing with motox boots- the big metal straps can dig in if u come off, tearing ur leg off as opposed to sliding gently down the road...
good luck with that...
another thing with motox boots- the big metal straps can dig in if u come off, tearing ur leg off as opposed to sliding gently down the road...
good luck with that...
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:19 pmhidepenny wrote:gear lever is adjustable
really? how?
Undo the bolt that holds the lever on the spline, slide off the spline, rotate in the desired direction slide back on the spline, tighten up the bolt.
All your controls should be adjusted for you to suit your riding position/style