[-][/-]I have been using a set for 7500 miles and they are the best set of tires for my 2007 st to date. I have used six other sets so far on this bike. Dunlops new Road Smart II is a great tire overall. Handling, mileage, they have it all. I just had to say something as I noted no reports on the IIs, just bad input on the old tires. Many tire manufactures got it wrong on non OEM tires for the ST. I showed a couple of sets to the manufactures of the other brands and they could not believe that I wore out the sides of the tires first! If you push a bike you will find that products have limits. Those companies went back to the drawing bourd and made better products. As for Avon, they do not make a tire with the correct load rating for the ST1300 Honda. Take a look in there tec. Book. Take care all