The heel on my current boots has worn through, leaving a hole which nicely grips the sidestand on the gixxer when I try to kick it down, so I'm after some new boots. Sidi vertebra 2 seem to fit the bill and have an ok price. Does anyone have any better reccomendations or good reasons why I shouldn't go for these? TIA --
Take a look at Oxtar as well. IIRC they now produce a model with similar features to the Sidi Vertebra range, plus the Oxtar version -like many of their models - has been through the EN 13634 certification tests. Other brands with EN 13634-conforming boots are Alt-Berg, BMW and Hein Gericke, although I believe their models lack the features which have attracted you to the Sidi boot. HTH
Haven't Sidi just released a new boot? If you can, I'd get the Race ones - much more ankle protection and certainly worked well when I shinned a car wearing them.