I bought my R3 classic about 2 years ago. The previous owner had just put on a new Bridgestone Excedra Max before I purchased the bike. I am relatively new to the "twisties", but the tire seems to have handled fine - scraped floorboards and all. After roughly 10,000 miles, it is still on the bike. I consider myself a fairly conservative rider, I don't take a curve faster than I can control the bike, I don't burn rubber at intersections, peel out, or ride in a way as to cause excessive wear (I do like to open up the throttle on an open freeway though). I still have decent tread on it, but I will probably change it out at the end of summer.