I am asked sometimes about different styles of men’s boots. Today’s feature is about harness boots. I own dozens of pairs of harness boots and like their appearance a lot.
Why are these boots called Harness Boots?
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Category Archives: motorcycle boots
Harley-Davidson Branded Boots Review
My screen name here is “Booted Harleydude.” I show images of me geared up in motorcycle boots, leather and ballistic nylon gear, and a helmet whilst riding my Harley-Davidson 2008 Road King motorcycle. One would think, then, if I am so interested in the Harley-Davidson brand enough to use some of the name in my screen name, why I choose not to wear Harley-Davidson motorclothes, including the leather and the boots. Here’s why…
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Boots on the Harley
Having run out of ideas for a routine blog post, I thought I would post some pictures of me on my Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle — at the request of a loyal blog reader.
Every time I ride, I always wear…
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Autumn Riding Season Boot Choices
Ahhh, the cooler days of autumn are upon us here in the Mid-Atlantic eastern United States. As I gear up for autumn motorcycle rides, do I choose different motorcycle boots from those that I wear during summer?
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More Cowboy Boots Than Motorcycle Boots?
I received an email the other day that struck me funny. It said,
You should change your name from Booted “Harley” dude to Cowboy Booted Dude because you have more cowboy boots than motorcycle boots.
Well, that’s true. Why?
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More Is Not Better
Occasionally I receive questions via email or other means asking about caring and treating boots. I have written about that before, here. This post is to reaffirm that when it comes to using specialized products like exotic skin conditioner, Bick 4, Hubberds shoe grease, plain old paste wax/shoe polish, or other leather cleaning and care products that…
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Ain’t No Fag in Flip-Flops
My spouse and I completed our chores at the mother-in-law’s place in Pittsburgh, and headed back on the 250-mile trek to our home in Maryland.
When nature called, we stopped at a rest stop on the Turnpike.
When you enter the building, there is a Starsucks on the left and bathrooms on the right. Waiting in line for Starsucks were the “usual suspects,” millennials starting at smartphones, wearing shorts and flip-flops. Wearing denim jeans and brown Chippewa harness boots, I don’t fit that kind of crowd; I turned right and headed into the bathroom and into a toilet stall.
You quite never know what you will hear while using the toilet at a rest stop, but the subject of this post is exactly what I overheard when two guys who entered the bathroom about the same time that I did…
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Pavement is a Cheese Grater
One of my well-intentioned but non-motorcycle-riding friends continues to send me articles that she finds on the web to try to discourage me from riding my Harley again. I know she cares, but I really wish she would lay off. I understand the risks and work hard to minimize them. I know that I cannot completely eliminate all risk, and I understand that riding a motorcycle — especially on congested suburban roads where I live — is dangerous.
I learned many lessons from my experience when I crashed while riding my Harley to work on May 31. One of the most important lessons was…
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Rebooted With What I Own
I continue to receive questions along the lines of, “with so many boots in your cowboy boots, motorcycle boots, Frye boots, work boots and dress boots collections, do you really wear them all?
I can understand why I get those kinds of questions. The answer is…
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Are Chippewa Boots Worth the Wait?
Chippewa boots, made in the USA, are good-quality boots. They make a very large number of models of boots from motorcycle, logger, packer, hiking, and work boot styles, among others.
I have always been amazed by the huge variety of boots that Chippewa offers. But that variety has its pluses and minuses — the worst of the negatives includes…
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