Metzlers? Really? I have ran nothing but Dunlops and love them. The OEM 207's that came stock, I admit sucked and I broke them loset in the turns more than once, but what OEM tires are really that great?. After that, I upgraded to the 208 street tire and it was a damn good tire. I am running the Dunlop Roadsmart sport touring tires now and you see how I push my bike hard and they hold on very well. In fact, I think they are better than the 208's I had. Hell, Nick just ordered a set of Roadsmarts for his 14 so we'll see how he likes them this spring. I dont get why mmany people think Dunlops are sloppy tires. I have never had an issue other than OEM, and I think a lot of people give them a bad rep based on hearsay, not on actual experience.