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John Doe motorcycle boots

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A short post to give the characteristics of the boots of the German brand John Doe because they are not available on the net and I asked their customer service.

As I write, they tell me that :

Thank you for your inquiry and thereby showing interest in our brand and products. All shoes styles are 1221 rated. if you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact us again.

So all the models listed below would be at level 1221 of standard EN 13634, which means:

  • Shaft height: Level 1 (low) 1
  • Abrasion resistance: Level 2 (12 s zone B, 2.5 s zone A)
  • Puncture resistance: Level 2 (< 15 mm upper + liner puncture)
  • Lateral stiffness: Level 1 (> 1 kN to deform sole by 2 cm)

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - GRAN TURISMO

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - DAYTONA

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - FALCON

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - IRON

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - IRON V 2.0

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - NEO

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - RAMBLER

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - SHIFTER

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - SIXTY BUDAPEST

EN13634-1221 - JOHN-DOE - SIXTY


  1. Standard CE EN 13634-2017 :

    1. Height of the front/rear calf shaft :
      Measured from the ground (source: CE Standards) :
      1. Level 1: 10.3 cm/6.4 cm below 36, up to 12.1 cm/7.3 cm above 45.
      2. Level 2: 16.2 cm/11.3 cm below 36, up to 19.2 cm / 13.1 cm above 45.
    2. Abrasion:
      Number of seconds to cross upper+lining with a 60 grit abrasive belt running at 8 m/s (zone B = high risk, zone A = rest of shoe) (source: Motoservice):
      1. Level 1: 1.5 s zone A, 5 s zone B
      2. Level 2: 2,5 s zone A, 12 s zone B
    3. Perforation/Cutting:
      A blade is thrown at 2.8 m/s on rod+liner and penetration is measured (source: Tcxboots):
      1. Level 1: < 25 mm
      2. Level 2: < 15 mm
    4. Stiffness:
      Measure of the force required to deform the sole by 2 cm (source: Tcxboots):
      1. Level 1: > 1 kN
      2. Level 2: > 1.5 kN
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