I've had Pilot Power 2CT's on both wheels for about 1500 miles. They are a huge improvement over the stock BT-015 tires. The Michelins tip into the twisties a lot easier and don't let go. They're not flattening out in the middle at all yet. My rear tire will probably hit the wear bars on the outside edges in the next 300 miles or so, but the middle still has plenty of life left in it. I do tend to carry speed through the curves and accelerate early on the way out, so that's a huge factor in the outside treadlife. The Smoky Mountains are my playground, so it just depends on what type of roads you'll be on and how you ride them. I'd rather buy tires more often than risk a harder tread compound, but that's me.