I was looking for a lace-up motorcycle boot as well and finding one that doesn't say Harley Davidson on the side was pretty tough. I drove the guys at the Redwing store in Boulder crazy bringing in all sorts of different sizes. I think the 980 is a great boot but it just doesn't fit my foot. I wish I had known about CruiserBoots although I don't know if I would have gone for a boot that expensive mailorder without trying them on first.
I ended up pretty much were I started; I have an old pair of Merril hiking boots that I have been wearing to ride in and they're pretty beat up so I bought a new pair of 6" Gore-Tex lined Vasque hiking boots. After thinking about it a while I realized this was probably a better choice for me than a motorcycle specific boot anyway. It is also easier (at least for me) to justify the cost of something nice if it is multi-use.
Keith
