18,000 km so far on current set and still more than 4mm depth of tread remaining. The only reason that I am replacing this set now is that I have an upcoming trip of around 4,500-5,000km and I would most likely need to replace on the road (at a much higher cost than my local supplier).

I used the EXEDRA MAX (Radial), which is better than the bias ply version, on a Honda ST1300 while riding around Australia. Two up and towing a trailer full of camping gear at 100+km/h, the rear tyre lasted the 8,000km from Townsville to Perth, via Broome.

None of the Sport/Touring tyres from any brand that we have used during the last 15 years have lasted much more than 6,000km while touring and towing the trailer behind our CBR1000FS or the ST1300.

Most notable about these tires is that they wear uniformly. That is, the handling characteristics never change as the tires wear. From first to last, the feel of the bike and the predictability in cornering, stopping, etc is the same. Very stable and smooth tire. No noise, and no worries dragging hard parts in the twisties. Only dissapointment is they just don't last as long as I would have liked. Not bad at 9K miles, but I had hoped for 11 to 12.

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