went to the Elites after reading up on them. Really were a disappointment. Didn't wear as well and noisey as hell- Going back to the OEM BridgeStones.

Like these tires got 17000 miles on first set see no reason not to again.

These E3's are an excellent tire for the tall task of keeping the massive Goldwing planted. I've have had them on the track and ridden "knee down" in turns. I only get around 9-10k miles on them, but I use them hard and to get a longer lasting tire means harder rubber that won't stick as well. I'd rather slide my credit card out of my wallet more often than slide the bike out from under me. Until I hear of something better, I'm "stuck" on these. (I've also had pretty good experiences with Metzeler ME880's.)

I have had 2 sets of the Elite 3's. I never got over 10,000 miles on ether set before the front tire was noisy, cupped and caused low speed front end wobble. The rear tire was slick left of center while right of center had good tread left. The front tire was also wearing left of center but not as bad as the rear. I checked the tire pressure once a week and I also have tire pressure monitors in the tires. The tires handled great when new but slowly got worst. I think I will try a different brand of tire this time.