You elitist, chuckbear.

I'm not immune to a little elitism myself, as my jacket and boots show. But look at what they are and what the rider does with them. Nothing against Sara or myself but I doubt either of us will be pushing our bikes as hard as you or Randy anytime soon. I pushed my F3 harder cause I knew her, prolly getting ready to upgrade the tires. My F4i has set me back a bit. I'm worrying about stone chips I found while waxing her

 

I've been using the 009's for the last 12K miles on my '97 F3. I do some twisties, but no wheelies or burnouts. I like my bike too much for that. However, I can tell you this, my first rear wheel I got 12K out of it before it was time to switch out. The front is still going strong with over 13.5K miles and gobs of thread left. I run them at factory spec pressure and again, I don't abuse my bike or my tires. I have ran in rain with no issues at all. But again, I'm not hauling butt either on wet surfaces. I like the tires cuz they last a long time. I commute just under 500 miles to see my kids every two weeks, thus the reason for my choice in tires. It's also nice to get 52-55 MPG at 80mph on the highway with my F3. Your mileage may vary somewhat.

 

To what end you're using it def comes into play! Maybe I'm a little elitist... heheheh