What kind of riding do you do? What kind of Mileage do you expect? Touring, 2up, solo, Drag Racing, Track days etc. etc. All of these questions need to be answered to truly find what your looking for. Tires are so good now that you have to go out of your way to find a bad one. Moderate to aggressive Sport riding fans seem to favor Pilot powers, Qualifiers, Viper's and my personal fave the Metzeler M3's. But if you expect more than about 3-4k out of a set you can get very favorable results with Avon AV45/46 (or the New AV55/56 Storms)or Metzeler Z6's with very little loss of sporting prowess. Be honest with your assessment (chicken strips don't lie!) and buy accordingly.