Thanks for the feedback. [EDIT], took the bike out today with the the new A3s on. Tried them at varying speeds from 20 to 80 on paved roads, and did not notice much of a whining noise sound, not much at all - even when pulling in the clutch and coasting. The wind noise in my helmet open or closed and sound of the engine and Yosh exhaust far exceeds any kind of noise from the tires new, however they are brand new soft fresh rubber. These tires had not been sitting on a shelf, came right from the Michelin distributor. I wonder, maybe the noise sets in and gets worse if the tires sit (or had a long shelf life) and get harder over time?
As for initial handling, they do seem to have a linear lean-in aspect to them, it's not as if they tip in suddenly or slowly, but when I started riding back and forth in slalom course fashion as if I was going through narrow cones a bit, I was able to get the bike to slalom faster on paved roads than I could with the prior worn out set of Bridgestone Battlewings. This, of course could have been the difference in air pressure from my former set I ran in the mid 30s and these are high 30s to low 40s. I''ll try lowering air a bit to compare again next time. I will not try off road for a bit, I'll get at least 200 miles on them before I try it offroad some. Straightline traction is pretty good new, so far. Rolled on hard on slick pavement a few times slipping the clutch, and they grabbed well. I could get my former BWs to loose traction a bit on paved roads half way through their life.
It's premature to say, I know, I did not get but 35 miles on them with higher air pressures, and will play with air pressures a bit more next week. Got to scrub them in pretty good first to see what these A3s can really do. So far I'm not overly happy or disappointed with them. Then again, I've ridden several bikes with crap tires due to extended use over my life so any kind of fresh new rubber is always better than bald tires, hahaha!
