Mender, welcome to the forum. Maybe post a note at the New Member area to introduce yourself. There are plenty of Rockets sporting the non-traditional motorcycle tire of the type you are inquiring about. I suggest a quick search for "darkside" and you will have hours of reading material. Many opinions on the topic. You'll find it's all, "To each his own" with a lot of B.S. and other stuff thrown in.
Mender,
Welcome aboard.
After you wade through the B.S.
we're a pretty decent bunch of somewhat civilized crazies here.
In case you don't have an extra month to wade through all the pros and cons in the darkside threads, here's the answers.
Mines Black, hers is Red.
They handle very well in the curves,
not sport bike good, but good enough for me.
OMG, Mender! After awhile you will see why many of us make light of the subject and others kinda' have a blood vendetta going on to support one side of the subject (CTs) or the other (MTs). In the end it is a matter of personal choice. there is no right and no wrong, it's all just shades of gray! :lol:
Anyway, welcome to the site from Joisey and do enjoy the ride!
BTW, here's a generic non-brand-affiliated site for educating newcomers about the powers of The Darkside: