Steel toes on motorcycles are a bad idea. In the event of your foot touching down while the bike is still moving the boot can fold over and the steel toe cap can cut your toes off.
Anything with laces isn't much better - the laces can catch on something and pull your foot into it. This is particularly critical on chain drive bikes.
They should have some form of heel to keep them where they should be on the footpegs and should come high enough up your legs to protect your ankles.
Proper motorcycle boots are best - they have a re-enforced wear area where the boot contcts the ger shift and other bike specific features, but they aren't always the most comfortable for walking around.
I wear cavalry style square-toed work boots (without steel toes). They are a good compromise between comfort & protection and they are high enough that my jeans stay over their tops even with my feet on the highway pegs at 120 Km/h.
WNW3 wrote:Skate shoes. Never had a problem
Sandals???? You want Sandals? I'll give you sandals!!!!!!!!!
The worst part is that for the majority of the world's motorcyclists this is a big improvement in footwear.