I am going to have to disagee with the last post. They will seem better after 1000 miles because your recolection of the performance of the original KDW's will fade and your new KDWS will seem "normal". When I put on my Michelin Arctic Alpins for the winter I thought "Holy crap these handle like complete sh*&" Turn-in response felt like my 4x4 truck. Now as the winter wraps up and I have put some time on the Alpins I catch myself saying "these aren't that bad..". They still are, I have just got acustomed to less performance and handling. I will let you know when I put my KDW's back on this weekend.