Hi Dodsy, and welcome,
If you post your question as a "new topic", you'll get more replies to help you out. I think everyone has a personal favourite tyre manufacturer, maybe from past experiences. Bridgestones had been my go to tyre for 20 odd years, but when I got my Fazer I chose Metzeler Road Tech 01's on the recommendation of a long term owner whose opinion I respected. On my 2nd front and 3rd rear now, well happy.