I also ride in Seattle and have been happy with the Metzler Sport-Tecs that came standard on my V-11 sport. I ride with a guy who runs Metzlers on his K-1200 R and we've had both sporting and rainy day rides. We've both been happy with the Metzler. There is a tire review (27 street tires tested) in the December 2005 issue of Sport Rider Magazine. The Metzlers ranked well, as did the Pilot Power and Pirelli Diablo. Of the tires reviewed, I've only ridden the Metzlers, but I found the article validated my experience with the tire and have been satisfied in wet conditions. I have 5,000 miles on the tires and they show moderate wear.