Thank-you, I ran a tire poll and went with the E3's

[ENG2242]

What a tremendous difference in both traction, ride, quietness and handling. Excellent tire for this bike and manufactured exclusively for our heavy touring bikes. Thank-you all for your input,David

[Ace]

I liked the E3's when they were new but get noisy as they wear. The more they wear, the noisier and more annoying they get.