I was running BT016's on my Ninja 1000, OEM tires, they were a good tire, I only seen about 3K miles out of the front and rear though. I switched to the BT023 for more mileage, so far they have been a good tire, at least for the 2500 miles they have seen on the N1K...freeway, plenty of curves, & less than perfect weather conditions too. Normally I run Michelin tires, but for the cost of a set of BT023's, they were worth a try, I am not at all disappointed with my choice so far. Try a set, I think you will be surprised how good of a tire they are for the cost...