right now i have pilot sports on my 01' 929 and they are great. tread life is great and taking turns are awesome. would there be a difference if i switched over to pilot powers?

 

i had the sports on mine also, but went to the powers. Everything you like about the sports will be even better.
As for mileage i got just over 9000 miles out of the set. (one full summer of semi-hard riding)

 

Wow. lol. I'm lucky to get 3k out of a rear... and maybe 4k out of a front.

I run Metzler M3's. But I get about the same distance with whatever tire I use. You'll like the powers. Just remember to give them 10 minutes, or 10 miles to warm up before you yard on em.

 

all i run is the pilot powers and i usually get about 3500 out of a back and about 9k out of a front i think they are great tires

 

I to run the Pilot Powers I've got about 6000 miles out of mine with one track day on them.