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BOOTS ANYONE
Happen to click on a "Bates" add on facebook. Thought I would look around. Bates is well known in the LEO, and military field. Saw that they also had some "motorcycle" boots as well. Well, I clicked on "outlet". And Wow! Steep discounts, as well as free shipping, no tax. These are what I got. "Goretex" waterproof, breathable boots. They didn't have wide, so I went up 1/2 size. Fit great. and the kicker? Only $50!!!! Remember, free shipping as well. Tom 20180428_184730.jpg
Baloo is my name. Spyders are my game. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, I mean a doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee-dee-doo. And, well, now. Ha ha! What have we here?
2020 Petrol Blue Metallic RTL
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Do they come with Hairy legs too?
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Yeah, but it’s unfortunate that they only go up to size 14 in their motorcycle boots, Tom. They should stock “real” men’s sizes. .....I’ve been using Bates as my motorcycle boots for years, but I use their tactical/military boots as they go up to size 17 and EEEEWide. Whenever we do an overnighter and leave boots lying around, there is always some clown who puts mine on.....usually while still wearing their own boots
Pete
Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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A real attention getter in a Gay Bar.
Jack
All my life I wanted to be somebody, now I realize I should have been more specific.
2019 Specialized E-Bike COMO 2.0
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland
2018 Tiffin Phaeton 37BH Motorhome
2015 BMW R1200R LC
2014 RTL SE6 Pearl White
2012 RT-622 trailer viper red
2014 Look 7x12 motorcycle trailer silver and black
2011 Polaris Ranger green
2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL silver oak
2016 Can Am Maverick
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2017 F3, SM6-basic black, plain and simple
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Tom,
Thanks for the heads-up on this great deal!
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Baloo is my name. Spyders are my game. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, I mean a doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee-dee-doo. And, well, now. Ha ha! What have we here?
2020 Petrol Blue Metallic RTL
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Baloo is my name. Spyders are my game. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, I mean a doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee-dee-doo. And, well, now. Ha ha! What have we here?
2020 Petrol Blue Metallic RTL
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BATES FOOTWEAR
They also have the Marauder waterproof boot on sale for $50. It is grey and black. I just ordered a pair last night.
2020 F3 Ltd
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2015 F3S sold at 77,565 miles.
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Originally Posted by Tango
Jack. I don't care if they were pink. Goretex, $50, I'm in. Wife was pissed they didn't have her size. All black was $150 more. And the red matches MUSHU. Tom
Good on ya Tom! In the fifties I wore Pink and Black sleeveless shirts and they were very much in at the time. A few will remember this.
Jack
All my life I wanted to be somebody, now I realize I should have been more specific.
2019 Specialized E-Bike COMO 2.0
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland
2018 Tiffin Phaeton 37BH Motorhome
2015 BMW R1200R LC
2014 RTL SE6 Pearl White
2012 RT-622 trailer viper red
2014 Look 7x12 motorcycle trailer silver and black
2011 Polaris Ranger green
2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL silver oak
2016 Can Am Maverick
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Baloo is my name. Spyders are my game. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, I mean a doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee-dee-doo. And, well, now. Ha ha! What have we here?
2020 Petrol Blue Metallic RTL
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Originally Posted by ofdave
so, do you hydroplane when walking through puddles?
my neighbor, Ken, has similar sized feet and he is an avid water skier and does a lot of it barefoot.
There are benefits I guess.
My wife gets a good laugh out of me walking down steps with my feet at 45degrees so I can get enough of my soles on the steps. She’s a cruel woman
Pete
Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
I remember them...
But not fondly...
You were born in 1958, weren't you?
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Originally Posted by Peteoz
Yeah, but it’s unfortunate that they only go up to size 14 in their motorcycle boots, Tom. They should stock “real” men’s sizes. .....I’ve been using Bates as my motorcycle boots for years, but I use their tactical/military boots as they go up to size 17 and EEEEWide. Whenever we do an overnighter and leave boots lying around, there is always some clown who puts mine on.....usually while still wearing their own boots
Pete
Ah, but having a husband with big feet is handy when packing for a trip - my shoes easily fit into my Honey's along with socks and a few other items!
He's on his RT She's on her F3
And the Keys to a Happy Marriage: Separate
Bathrooms, Individual Remote TV Clickers, and
His and Her Spyders.
"If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die,
I want to go where they went." ~ ~ Will Rogers
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
~ ~ Winston Churchill in his tribute to the RAF.
"I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining
people who think the world owes them a living." ~ ~ John Wayne
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Originally Posted by jaherbst
Good on ya Tom! In the fifties I wore Pink and Black sleeveless shirts and they were very much in at the time. A few will remember this.
Jack
One of my Dad's favorite photos was of him on his Indian Chief motorcycle (seems to me it was a 46 or 47) sitting in all his glory with his pink and black SLEEVELESS shirt and his hair all curled and swirled looking so manly as his daughter - all of a year old - sat between his legs, on the gas tank, ON A TEA TOWEL (my Mom's idea of safety) with a big grin on her face. RIDE was one of my first words. So off we'd go with my Mom running behind us yelling, "Now you two be careful!!" And yep - I was a Daddy's Girl!
He's on his RT She's on her F3
And the Keys to a Happy Marriage: Separate
Bathrooms, Individual Remote TV Clickers, and
His and Her Spyders.
"If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die,
I want to go where they went." ~ ~ Will Rogers
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
~ ~ Winston Churchill in his tribute to the RAF.
"I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining
people who think the world owes them a living." ~ ~ John Wayne
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Academy Sports carries Bates boots, and if you don't like them, they will swap them out or give you your money back. After a year, the tongue's wear wearing in crooked, when you walked, curving around to the outside real badly. They replaced them with out a blink. I may never have to buy another pair of boots.
david
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?
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Originally Posted by wyliec
You were born in 1958, weren't you?
Nope...
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Originally Posted by jaherbst
Good on ya Tom! In the fifties I wore Pink and Black sleeveless shirts and they were very much in at the time. A few will remember this.
Jack
I remember that! I graduated in 1957. In our school it was Pink shoes, Black or dark Gray slacks, and a Pink shirt. I never had the wherewithal to follow the fads, though. One guy had his White Buck shoes (from a prior fad) dyed bright pink!
NEW - 2015 RT Limited SE6 Intense Red Pearl - 07/21/15
Retained the old mirrors with TricLed Signals
General Altimax RT43 rear tire (at...17,000 miles) Ran for 36,500 miles
Michelin Defender.......rear tire (at...53,500 miles) Ran for 60,700 miles
Riken Raptor HR.........rear tire (at 114,200 miles)
Vredestein Quatrac 5 front tires (at 70,500 miles, first new fronts!)
Gear Brake Decelerometer Module
OLD - 2012 RT Limited SE5 Pearl White - 01/31/13 - Traded in at 32,600 miles.
BajaRon Anti-sway Bar
Kumho ECSTA AST rear tire (at 14,200 miles)
TricLed Turn Signals in Mirrors
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Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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Originally Posted by jaherbst
Good on ya Tom! In the fifties I wore Pink and Black sleeveless shirts and they were very much in at the time. A few will remember this.Jack
Back then: it was a pretty catchy color!
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
The Pink and Gray fad must have been fairly widespread, because I remember that color on a brand new 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop. Factory paint. It was gorgeous then, and still would be today!
NEW - 2015 RT Limited SE6 Intense Red Pearl - 07/21/15
Retained the old mirrors with TricLed Signals
General Altimax RT43 rear tire (at...17,000 miles) Ran for 36,500 miles
Michelin Defender.......rear tire (at...53,500 miles) Ran for 60,700 miles
Riken Raptor HR.........rear tire (at 114,200 miles)
Vredestein Quatrac 5 front tires (at 70,500 miles, first new fronts!)
Gear Brake Decelerometer Module
OLD - 2012 RT Limited SE5 Pearl White - 01/31/13 - Traded in at 32,600 miles.
BajaRon Anti-sway Bar
Kumho ECSTA AST rear tire (at 14,200 miles)
TricLed Turn Signals in Mirrors
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