thanks tony.... the OEM was a good tyre and had some good lean angles, but didnt give the confidence to go that little harder.... i had pilot 2ct;s on my ktm 690 duke and that handles soooooo well. but thats a different bike, so i want sometyhing thats gonna be good on my xt. i am swaying towards the 2ct again and the bridgestone bt016's, cozi know thay are good tyres but will they warm up enough on a 40 bhp bike.....