I'm going to have to be careful the next time I do my drive to visit family 220 miles away. Part of the trip takes me through a twisty stretch of rural two lane and I noticed the other day that the new Continentals I put on this spring are quiet! In corners where the Khumos were singing at 92 kph, the Contis were silent at 103.
This is the stretch of road where I caught up with a BMW K1300 in my diesel Jetta. I would gain in the corners, but he would pull away on the straight. We got to talk for a few minutes at the next town and he confessed the bike was new to him.
So many roads, so little time.
Best
Les