I bought my boots about 8 months ago and they are already starting to wear out quite badly. They are Alpinestars (Alpinestars Ridge Waterproof Boot - RevZilla) and the sole is starting to separate from the leather at the front, the top left boot is starting to crack and look very ratty. I didn't start to polish or apply shine to them until about two months ago, coupled with the fact that I wear them every day and have put ~13k miles on them already. I realize that this may have an impact, but I still feel that they shouldn't be quite so worn out.

How long do your boots normally last while wearing them on a daily basis? What methods do you use to keep them up?

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2011 DL650

I've don't wear 'em everyday, but I've got 23,000 mi. on a pair of Vendramini Marathons and they're good to go another, as to maintenance , using picard motorcycle leather lotion (aerostitch product).

Alpinestars Web Goretex. 7 years old and nearing 100K miles of total usage(On 2 bikes). Still have a lot of life in them.

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DL-650 K5 red
93 DR 350S
The thrill of living should never be traded
for the safety of existance

I also had a pair of Alpinestars Ridge boots that crapped out early. Mine seemed to stretch out for some odd reason -- it was like my feet were shrinking. The cheesy velcro wore out quickly, and even after I had a local cobbler replace it, the rest of the boot didn't last much longer.

The Ridge is a cheap boot that's just not up to Alpinestars' usual quality.

A much better inexpensive boot would be the Tourmaster Solution 2.0. The soles wore dangerously smooth pretty early on my 1.0 pair, but the rest of the boot was in great shape. On the current 2.0 boots, they've revised the sole, so they should last much longer overall. The online reviews are excellent.


The other boots mentioned above go for 2 - 3 times the cost. Yes, they're debatably worth the money, but they're not really part of the same discussion as the Ridge and Solution.

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2002 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom, Dark Metallic Space Blue
1983 Suzuki GS850G, Cosmic Blue
2005 KLR650, Aztec Red - Turd II, the ReTurdening

I have a pair of Sidi City that are about 10 years old and about 55000 miles still fit great and completely waterproof. The soles are a little worn down but not coming apart.

+ 1 on the web goretex.
Mine are about 5 years old and still going strong. Not sure how many miles, (not 100000 like nvr2old), but plenty through mud rain etc and will probably last another 5. Feet have never been wet in them either

When they go, I'm gonna get another pair just like them

I've got a pair if Sidi Onroad Sympatex boots that I've been wearing since 1998. No sign of them wearing out yet. A pair of Oxtar Matrix boots only lasted maybe 3 years.

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'09 DL650

Aerostich combat touring boots bought in 2000. Resoled last year. I don't wear them daily.

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13 DL650, 03 DR650, 95 DR350

5 years, 60,000 miles.

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DL650A K7 (Greywolf Moto Lab's R&D test mule) June 1, 2012 - present
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My old Sidi's lasted around 12 years and over 100,000km. I replaced them a while back with some Alpinestars but kept using the Sidi's off road. I've now finally got some dedicated ADV boots and retired the Sidi's.

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