I just put Bridgestone HP50's on my 850 in October and I am very happy. I drive a very curvy often snowy pass on my way to work in Colorado Springs and I have found these to handle both curves and snow exceptionally well. I am also pleased with how well they have worn so far, I drive the corners pretty hard and they are showing very little wear. I got these tires at Sears on sale and I think I came out under $500 or $600 total.

My former tires were the Mich.? Energy. They wore pretty quick but were strong in the corners. However, I flatted out 2 or 3 of these tires on nails because they were so soft.

Very pleased with the Bridgstones so far and I have to say that I have been pretty happy with the factory Bridstones on my Pathfinder and the stones that I put on my motorcyles over the years, too.

Good luck!