I was meaning to give another of my $.02 on these tires.
I've also got around 5k on them now, and they're squaring off worse than ony other tire I've owned (quite a few). I'll try something a little harder compound next time, like the BT-021's or the Pilot Road 2's. That said, I don't think this tire can be beat if all you run is twisties. I'd buy them again in a heartbeat if I wasn't commuting daily.
Same here. I'm going with Dunlop Roadsmarts for my next set. These seem to get the thumbs up for higher mileage tires.