With the motorcycle test quickly approaching and my current (and highly inappropriate) motorcycle footwear (UK army boots or soft-soled low-rise leather casual boots), I've bitten the bullet and bought some motorcycle boots that might keep me from earning the name 'pegfoot Jack'.
Went to the disinterested people at the Harley dealership, then to the casually indifferent people at the BMW Motorrad dealership then to the delightful people at Hein-Gericke before I found a pair of boots that didn't have three figures. Coming in at a comfortable £79.99 (thank you Granny Lorna and Grandpa John for the funds), they feature a Sheltex I-can't-believe-it's-not-goretex lining, a reinforced gearshift pad and a outside zip with velcro tab cover. No steel toebox, fancy snap-closure or toesliders here!
With luck, these will hack it for my bike test and in Iceland, when informed of the destination of my trip, Hein Gericke mentioned their 2 year warranty does not cover lava and/or magma.
Update: At some point between my bike test and day 2 of Iceland, the toe of the sole peeled away from the body of the boot enough to render the Sheltex lining not waterproof. Found out on day 2 of Iceland and swapped to my army surplus british army Goretex-lined Assault boots which were comfier, had better tread and were waterproof.
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