I recently replaced the rear tire on my '06 ST1300 with a Pilot Road 4 GT- The front is a Stone 023GT, with 10K or so on it, with half it's life left. I DID balance the rear tire ( needed no weights), and put ceramic balance beads in it ( both front and rear). I notice now that I no longer get the "numb hand syndrome" after an hour of riding. I used to have to shake out my hands after a while of riding, but no longer. Rock STeady all the time. I do a blend of mountain twisties, and highway. I was not a total believer in the beads, but one cannot argue with results. For the low cost, ( 7 bux or so) entirely worth it. Never tried Ride-On, but have read up on it. The beads seemed to offer less chance of problems, so went with them as a first try out. ( Plus, I'm cheap, and the beads were less expensive...)