Australian Road Rider

FORMA ADVENTURE LOW BOOTS

In my time I’ve had many pairs of motorcycle boots, but my default has always been to buy the best race boot I could afford. My rationale is that if they’re designed to prevent you from crashing your brains out on a circuit, they must off er good protection for the road.

The downside of this thinking is that I’ve often hobbled about in tight-fitting and stiff boots unsuitable for anything other than a racing crouch,

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