tires again

[Martyn]

My fronts wear out before the rear??

that seems odd to me.

NEVER had that happen, any tires. Other bikes, fronts almost double the rears.

Seems to be the modern way. My 1200RT was delivered on Michelin Pilot Roads, & a colleague told me the front would wear first.
"Yeah, right" I thought, but he was right & I was wrong. Front went first.
Dunlop Roadsmarts 1 & 2, & Conti Road Attacks, all seem to go as a pair

[Biff's R]

I love the Conti-Motions. To me, they are equivalent to the also-excellent Pirelli Diablo Stradas that I was using before (nearly identical weight, construction, and road feel) and they cost half as much. The front lasted almost 10,000 miles. I don't know why they aren't more popular than that.

Carlos, thanks for the info on the Continentals. I may get a set of them since Iron Pony has them for less than $150 for the set. I don't think my current rear tire will make it to the Bash and back(especially since it usually rains when I ride through West Virginia).

[peels]

I love the Conti-Motions. To me, they are equivalent to the also-excellent Pirelli Diablo Stradas that I was using before (nearly identical weight, construction, and road feel) and they cost half as much. The front lasted almost 10,000 miles. I don't know why they aren't more popular than that.

Carlos, thanks for the info on the Continentals. I may get a set of them since Iron Pony has them for less than $150 for the set. I don't think my current rear tire will make it to the Bash and back(especially since it usually rains when I ride through West Virginia).

500 miles....Contimotions are doing just fine. I like them so far. surprisingly, even take hard corners well.

good luck!