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I bought the bike about 900 miles ago and kept the used PRs set with 2008 date codes. They were down to 2.5mm of tread then. The previous owner just putted around. Once I started riding it at any speed with the dreadfully soft stock front end, odd tire wear ensued. I will surely need tires in 2011, likely before summer.

There seem to be plenty of options. My short list is:

Dunlop: Q2, Roadsmart, Roadsmart II,

Michelin: PR2, PR3

Bridgestone BT-023

I'm a diehard Dunlop fan but am open to trying others. The PR2s on the VFR now work fine, but others can be had cheaper, and will probably work and wear about the same.

This bike will see some track time, now that the suspension is done. I have the option of leaving the street sport touring tires on, or spooning on a set of /track/race tires.

I enjoy reading about everyone's experiences and opinions on tires, suspension, etc!

I agree. I get 3500 to maybe 5000 out of a sport touring tire. 13000 seems unachievable.

13k miles? That is something. I get far less than that from my sport touring bikes/tire combos. I'm not getting anywhere near 50MPG on my '99 either. One of us is doing something wrong. lol

Once these Michelins that came on the bike wear out, I'm likely to go with Q2 or RoadSmarts.

Best motorcycle oil, 'eh? Thems is fightin' words! lol