Feel comfortable and keep you comfortable...
Protect your toes and ankles -- especially in a motorcycle accident...
Make operating your bike's foot controls easy...
suit you, your bicycle and the way you ride...
Comfort
It's essential for your boots to fit right, feel comfortable and keep you comfortable mile after mile. If they're not comfortable, they can become a distraction. And when you're riding a motorcycle, distractions can be dangerous.
Protection
While your boots can be trendy and look good, the main purpose of motorcycle boots would be to protect your feet and ankles when you ride.
A good set of boots is your primary defense against rocks, bottles, branches-tire treads, car parts and other debris that may fly at you or obstruct your course.
A good pair of boots will protect you from wet and cold weather.
And if you have a motorcycle accident, a pair of well-designed, purpose-built motorcycle boots can provide you a fighting chance to prevent serious injuries such as abrasions, bruises, cuts or broken bones in your feet, ankles or shins.
Control
If your boots have thick soles or are insulated for cold-weather riding, or they're armored for high-speed or off-road riding, they ought to still enable you to operate your motorcycle's foot controls easily.
They ought to allow you to apply firm, non-slip strain to your equipment shifter and rear brake pedal.
Suitability
Your boots should suit your riding style -- when, where and how you like to ride.
Thus, before considering what kind of boots to buy, first consider...
The kind of riding you enjoy most -- touring, off-road, cruising, etc.. .
Your typical daily travel mileage...
Weather conditions in which you ride...
The seasons when you usually ride...
The types of roads or trails you ride on many...
How laid back or vigorously you ride...
If your rides also include some walking or you often wear your boots indoors throughout the day, you may want to consider waterproof riding boots that are...
Really adjustable for walking...
Designed to blend with clothes other than your cycle riding equipment...
And should you ride in all sorts of weather -- including rain -- you'll do yourself a favor by getting boots lined with a breathable, waterproof material such as Gore Tex..
While motorcycle boot designs, features and capabilities overlap quite a little, you have essentially these four basic boot styles to choose from...
Touring/commuting/street motorcycle boots...
Motocross/off-road boots...
Sport-bike/racing boots...
Cruiser boots...
Here's what each has to offer...
Touring/commuting/street bike boots
These boots will be best suited to riding on streets and highways. That's why they're the footwear of choice for...
Motorcycle touring enthusiasts...
Motorcycle commuters...
Long distance road warriors...
Multi-season, all-weather riders...
Fair weather riders...
They're at least tall enough to cover your ankles -- and often taller.
They're, form-fitting and comfortable.
They're built to give you ample protection around the most exposed areas of your feet, ankles and shins.
Motocross/off-road motorcycle boots
You should wear a pair of specialized motocross/off-road boots when taking on dirt trails and rough roads.
They're almost knee-high and made with leather, metal, high-tech composites and plastics -- all strategically combined to give you a rugged, form-fitting and incredibly protective boot. 
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