This the first time I've run any of the Roadsmarts but I'm already in love with them. I mounted them up two days before leaving for the bash so the roads around Robbinsville were the first I got to test them on. In the pics they already have over 1200 miles on them. You can clearly see the dual compound running down the center and the sides are rolling rubber on them. I used every single part of the tire, even dragging the stator cover on the dragon a couple of times. The bike is stock height right now and the suspension is cranked down pretty tight. I don't need the comments about dragging hard parts, I know, just letting everyone know that the tires really grip all the way to the edge. I'm going to raise the back of the bike and if that don't help the clearance issue a 55 series will go own next.