Do you want the Ricky Racer look or are you wearing jeans? I just wear a good pair of heavy work boots, not lace up. Laces can get tangled in a peg or shifter at just the wrong time...
I just wear 11" top engineers boots from Sears for street riding. I've got three pairs of race boots in various condition. One pair the toe is worn through on the left boot, the other has a hole in the sole from the cleated foot pegs on my tards. I'm still wearing that pair. ****, they cost me $250 so I'm going to finish them off!
I also bought a pair of Russian military dress boots with 15 inch tops from "Sportsman's Guide", a surplus catalog. Those boots were $15! Don't look bad either...
I usually throw the engineer's boots on, though.
If you want expensive made for motorcycling boots, Joe Rocket makes a boot for touring, plain black, but it's water proof. I think it's called the "Joe Rocket Rhino boot". I'd often been tempted by those boots, a little over a hundred bucks. Be nice to have a water proof boot if it rains. I water proof my riding boots with silicone spray and that works pretty well I guess. If it's a long, soaking ride, they'll eventually soak through. I have a pair of over boot rubbers, but usually forget to pack 'em.
If you never leave the driveway without full leathers and the Ricky Racer look, consider the Sidi Vertibrae (sp?). I hear lots of good, they're quite popular. I have no problem with my AGV Pro Race or my new Spidis either, though. Anything that costs as much as those damned things do ought to be good. Thing about race boots is, they ain't worth a crap for actually walking in. If you, say, go to the ROT rally and you're wearing those things, take a pair of sandles or deck shoes or something. My AGVs I've had for a year now and they still wear blisters on my heals.