Here's my interests
Rate the boots on: Protection, Comfort, Inner Laces vs. Zippers (what works best?), Can you walk in them?, waterproofness, value/price equation.
Even if you don't rate & test a bunch of boots, It might be a good idea to just take a bunch of categories and and discuss the pros and cons, i.e. Maximum protection - well, you can't walk in them. Real good to walk in - sorry, they are too skimpy to help you in a bad crash. etc. I'd like to hear what somebody has to say about this.
This topic is alot like buying tires, they are expensive and the only way you get to find out how they really work is to pony up and try em out. If you don't like em, tough luck, you are stuck.
There are so many priorities we face as bikers, you may end up with a boot shootout series. Address MX, cruiser, sport, full on racing, touring in separate articles. The priorities of capabilities mean alot to these different applications. I vote for street sport/touring boots as the first shootout.
Is there boot nirvana? Can a single boot be used for multiple purposes?
I put in five years of riding in lace up logging boots (Chippewa, Red Wing, whatever I had), never drove in the rain, never crashed in em. They were comfortable to wear, and when I got where I was going, I'd go to work or play and didn't change boots.
Now, I'm getting more specialized and purchased AeroStitch Combat Touring boots by SIDI. I've got a few months and 4,000 miles in on em and have this to say: Likes: Seem protective, lace ups are secure and adjustable. Dislikes: Stiff, haven't broken in, I ordered the wrong size (I wear a 9 and ordered a size 42, ordered by mail, was told they take time to stretch), I'm having them stretched at a shoe repair place, on the first outing I couldn't even shift!, I can't walk in them, there is NO way I can wear heated socks inside them, whine whine whine. Overall, I think once they break in, they'll be great while I'm on the bike for warmer temps and I'll need flip flops or walking shoes for tramping around. (I mostly do weekend sport touring rides, and I like to stop and look at the sights along the way, which means walking)