Great Touring Boots For Motorcycle Travelers
Aerostich Combat Lites
The Combat Lite is ideal for touring, everyday urban riding, and all day street and general purpose wear. Compared to most general purpose and riding boots, the Lite has fewer individual leather pieces, fewer seams, and is a stronger and longer-lasting boot. Plus the inner speed laces and instep buckle provide a better and more secure fit than any slip-on engineer type of boot.
Material: Leather upper, mostly waterproof with proper treatment
Protection: Internal ankle and toe padding, padded collar at the top
Special Features: Cleated sole, Scotchlite™ reflective in the heel gusset for added visibility
Sizes & Widths: Men’s 7-14, medium width with larger shaft to fit riders with extra-large calf muscles
Alpinestars Supertech Touring GORE-TEX®
Versatile enough to suit any tourer’s needs year round, the Supertech is an ideal all-purpose boot. Internal quick lace panels ensure waterproofing and a double compound rubber sole provides the optimum in grip. Throw in full protective inserts and a removable EVA foam sole for shock absorption and impact protection, and you’ve got yourself a boot that actually lives up to its claim of being “all purpose.”
Material: Full grain leather with a waterproof GORE-TEX® membrane
Protection: Double injected PU in shin, calf, heel, and toe, reinforced shifter guard
Special Features: Innovative dual side closure, slide locking system for no-slip lacing
Sizes & Widths: EU 38-48, customizable calf fit with Velcro® tab adjuster
Dainese Fulcrum GORE-TEX®
The Fulcrum integrates a clever mixture of innovative materials and protective devices. The boot’s upper is made of D-Stone™, a fabric patented by Dainese with high resistance to abrasion and tearing. The interior is lined with a GORE-TEX® membrane for waterproofing and breathability. Elasticized bellows in the foot and leg allow for bending, ensuring that the boot is comfortable during long journeys, even with the addition of the many inserts necessary to protect the foot.
Material: Cowhide and D-Stone upper with GORE-TEX® waterproof interior
Protection: Thermoformed inserts on the anklebone and over-injected shifter guard
Special Features: Dainese-created D-Stone abrasion resistant fabric
Sizes & Widths: Men’s EU 36-47
Forma Simo
The Simo is a serious riding boot, with modern Italian styling, ideal functionality, and comfort. Its Flex-toe system uses a split sole at the ball of the foot, where half of the sole towards the heel is hard (preventing contact with the pegs) and the other half around the toes is pliable. In addition to being comfortable and protective, it’s also easy on the eyes.
The Simo has a nice cut with the calf adjustable on both sides, for a perfect, even fit. Men shouldn’t worry – Forma makes a full line of touring boots for them as well.
Material: Leather with sealed inner-boot liner and Drytex® membrane
Protection: Toe shifter pad, shin and ankle armor
Special Features: Flex-toe system, air pump in the inner sole for airflow while walking
Sizes & Widths: Women’s EU 36-42
Icon Accelerant
The Accelerant waterproof boot is low-key casual, with maxed out functionality and fit. Its key feature is a specially designed pro-grip compound rubber outsole, so light; it feels like wearing a comfortable pair of sneakers. But that doesn’t mean that Icon compromised on a single aspect of safety or durability. They’ve pulled out all the stops for protection on this one; a shin deflector strap, reinforced with an aluminum positive lock buckle even comes standard.
Material: Leather and nylon, 100% waterproof
Protection: Internal ankle support, shin deflector strap
Special Features: Unique styling, replacement boot laces
Sizes & Widths: Men’s 6-14, including half sizes 8.5 through 11.5
Sidi Way Rain
The Way Rain encompasses what Sidi is best known for: quality and functionality. The upper is made totally of Lorica, a microfibre that’s soft to the touch like natural animal leather, but with high-tech material characteristics such as more breathability and better resistance to water and abrasion. Inside the boot is Sidi’s exclusive water-resistant and breathable membrane that is soft and knitted for maximum comfort against the rider’s skin. And an all-new non-slip rubber sole completes the Way Rain’s touring functionality checklist.
Material: Lorica upper and perforated Teflon® treated nylon lining
Protection: Ankle, heel, and toe protection, rear heel reflector, padded shin guard
Special Features: Nylon innersole with removable arch support
Sizes & Widths: Men’s 7-13, EU 40-48
TCX Airtech XCR
TCX has a reputation for being at the forefront of technology in the motorcycling industry and the Airtech XCR is a perfect example of why. Its new GORE-TEX® membrane amazingly stops feet from overheating in summer months, yet also keeps them toasty and dry when the weather turns cold or wet. Protective rubber and micro-injected inserts up the comfort level, as does padding in the front of the boot, with an inner-foam layer in the sole.
Material: Airtech fabric and leather upper with an XCR GORE-TEX® membrane
Protection: Rubber ankle protection, micro-injected shift pad, shin plate, reinforced heel counter
Special Features: Comfortable padding, XCR GORE-TEX® technology
Sizes & Widths: Men’s 7-14
Tour Master Solution Waterproof Road Boot
The Solution Waterproof Road Boot has unmatched levels of quality, comfort, and value. With sealed seams and gusset and #20 waterproof thread stitched throughout the boot, the Solution truly is 100% waterproof. Meant for wearing on long, extended trips, the Solution also has other great touring features like an easy side entrance (with zipper and hook and loop flap closures) and articulated leather panels at the front and rear of the boot to increase its flexibility.
Material: Waterproof leather with King Tex® waterproof and breathable membrane
Protection: Circular molded ankle-bone protector, shifter guard
Special Features: Mesh lining and a mesh lined boot collar for better airflow, ScotchliteTM reflective rear oval for visibility
Sizes & Widths: Men’s 7-14; Women’s 6-10