Purchased my bike with 2,800 miles on it April 16. Just hit 12k and burnt the remaining rubber off the stock tires. I switched to Dunlop E4's and rode 3.5hrs back to MD from NJ.

I will tell you the bike felt very different. Handled better, more planted, and as stated in other posts absorbed a lot of the road distractions. In a nutshell I have not tested other tires, but for the price these tires have handled very well for me and I am pleased.