While it's fun to read people's opinions on tires, they are just that. On the track, the only thing that mattered to me was lap times. On the street, I trade off wear for traction here in SoCal, land of the endless twisty heaven. Some are completely opposite and care only about mileage (as evidenced by Gold Wing riders using car tires)... So as always, YMWV. On the street, I use Dunlop RoadSmart II's exclusively, everywhere I can. Bummer they aren't offered for the V7 or Cal 1400. Pirelli's seem to be flat magnets, on all of my bikes that have had them (and the handful of others I service here), and on my '12 F150 FX4 I just sent down the road.
Tire and oil threads go on forever, yet never go anywhere.
Tire and oil threads go on forever, yet never go anywhere.