I have the Combat Touring Boots and can honestly say that they're the best boots I've ever owned. Just as the catalog states, they are indeed much heavier duty than the typical "cowboy boot" style article that you would normally find masquerading as motorcycle boots. I owned motocross boots before and I always felt like I was walking around in ski boots. I treated them with Nikwax and haven't had them leak yet, even during several day-long rain rides. A great product [but expensive]. One note, though....when I ordered, Aerostich told me to order half a size smaller than my normal street shoe. Fortunately I didn't. As they are, the boots fit perfectly and I wouldn't want them any smaller. Bear in mind that you'll want to wear a thick sock [motocross socks are very good].
good luck,
Tom Clay
another poster boy for Aerostich
---- you wrote:
> I just recieved a RidersWearhouse catalog from Aerostich.
> I think I may Try their Combat Touring boots. I also have wanted to avoid
> the plastic mx boot but want real protection.
> These boots look great....Road Warrior Style
>
> I love the concept of "Combat Touring."
>
> For anyone who has not seen the Aerostich catalogue you can get one from
> their website: http://www.aerostich.com/aerostich
I was thinkin' - maybe an automotive automatic-reset type circuit
breaker wouldn't be a bad idea - any comments/caveats?!?
Mike Magnatta
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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 13:10:26 -0400
From: "R. K. Dow" <r_k_dow@earthlink.net>
Subject: (klr650) Battery charging question
I recently bought a battery charger--1 amp and trickle charge--at a
garage sale which means no owners manual. Should I hook up the
negative wire to the battery or to the frame?
Thanks.
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Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:42:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Franklin <jamesf@bayarea.net>
Subject: (klr650) battery tenders
>>For those with battery tenders, I have a question. What are you using to cap/
>>plug the two pin connector when you're m/c is not hooked up to the tender?..
I somehow ended up with a connector that has teh hot lead as a female,
so I just leave it hanging loose (since the side panels fell off awile
ago, it' sdoesn't matter ;-) ) I thionk it's teh connector from the
electric vest.
I just charged all my batteries from sitting over the winter. The Tengai
took about 15 minutes to charge, while the other bikes took more like 10 hours.
Weird.
I just joined the list. I have a '90 Tengai. Any other Tengai owners
out there?
jim
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Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 11:46:45 -0600
From: "Fred Hink" <moabmc@lasal.net>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Battery charging question
You can hook it up to the frame if you have a good conection but I would use
the battery terminals.
Fred Hink
moabmc@lasal.net
Arrowhead Motorsports
http://cctr.umkc.edu/user/khink/moabmc/index.html
- -----Original Message-----
From: R. K. Dow <r_k_dow@earthlink.net>
To: klr650@lists.xmission.com <klr650@lists.xmission.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 11:09 AM
Subject: (klr650) Battery charging question
>I recently bought a battery charger--1 amp and trickle charge--at a
>garage sale which means no owners manual. Should I hook up the
>negative wire to the battery or to the frame?
>
>Thanks.
>
>
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Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 14:33:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: lycurgus@lycosmail.com
Subject: Re: (klr650) Touring Boots
Stuart,
I know what you mean about the risks of buying mail order. I did it because here in Winnipeg there are literally NO good motorcycle boots for sale in the local stores. I took a chance because Aerostich has a very good reputation for taking returns/exchanges etc. As it turns out, I didn't have to send them back [or the Roadcrafter suit I bought, or the electric vest....although that may change as it has a nasty habit of eating fuses. Probably a short in the cord].
As for your question about walking comfort: the answer is yes, they are surprisingly comfortable for walking. In fact, they're just about the most comfortable footwear I own. Of course, here in the Canadian Prairies we have a rather limited use for most types of shoes. It's Sorels for six months, and Birkenstocks for the other six :] I've walked several miles in them on more than one occasion with no complaints.
One more note: the Combat Touring Boots tend to be a "narrow" width. At least, that's what the salesperson told me. Despite this, they fit my most emphatically NOT NARROW feet almost perfectly. Go figure. Then again, I've told what other types of shoes I wear!
hope this helps
Tom Clay
Winnipeg MB Canada
---- you wrote:
> Bill H./ Tom/Morgan:
>
> Forgive me - I'm trying to figure out this Eudora Pro email 'reply to all'
> function for newsgroups, and I don't understand it yet.
> Question: How do the 'Stich Combat Boots feel just walking around? My
> feet are exceptionally hard to fit - so I normally avoid buying via
> mailorder. I'd prefer a vendor I can visit - anybody know of a good
> walk-in store in the Southeast USA or California to buy this (or similar)
