Evening .... me again! Further to my question about the Conti RA3... As I'm planning on buying an MT07 Tracer to replace my ancient despatch donkey Sleauville I don't think I'll be using the ST4 for much touring the next year or so ..... have you read the tests on the Tracer? Looks ideal for euro jaunts as well as plodding up'n'down the M4/6/1. So tyre life for the ST really won't be an issue, especially as I seem to need fresh tyres way before the things are balding. So ....... do the SA3s offer any real advantage over the RA3s grip and lightness of feel wise? It may seem silly to stick fast sport tyres on a touring bike but the ST really does make a good low-profile combat bike, which is what I tend to treat it as most of the time. Well, I do live in Wales ... it'd be rude not to, wouldn't it?