I didn't particularly swap to the dark side to save a few dollars.
I swapped because I wanted to try it out.
The fact mine has over 20,000 miles on it now,
is a bonus for sure, but not a real reason to swap IMHO.
The safety of "feeling" secure and sure footed is a plus.
Just like when I swapped out the front metz for a dunlop.
She "felt" safer, she didn't slip around corners, she had a better grip.
What's the fun in riding if your tires make ya paranoid cause they slip
with the slightest amount of water going around a curve?
I'm also sure since Triumph had metz make the 240 for the rocket,
they wouldn't just say, hey wait a minute,
we've found car tires are better, safer, cheaper, and last longer,
so even though we contracted you guys to build us a special tire for our machines,
you just eat them, we've changed our minds...