I always used to go for expensive sports tourers,Michelin,Conti,Metzeler etc,got talking to a tyre guy at a club meeting at Mallory a few years ago and he said most bikes on the road were "over tyred" with these tyres on them,he reckoned only a very good rider would find the limit on even a middle of the road tyre on the road and to push name brand tyres to the limit would test the ground clearance of most sports bikes anyway.I've been on these tyres for years now,not "budget"tyres but good middle of the road ones and apart from having enough grip,for example on my bike when the pegs scrape that'll do me, they also last a lot longer.