I have a 2013 B5 Bullet. I converted mine to a carb, and put an aftermarket exhaust. Now it runs and sounds a LOT better. The seat is probably my favorite part of the bike. It has been very comfortable over the last 10,000 miles. The only cosmetic thing I don't like about it is that hideous square rear fender. I can't seem to find any information on whether it is possible to put a round fender on it or not. I like the oem tires. No, they do not handle well, but they look the part, and to me that's what the Bullet is. A vintage cruiser. Tube type tires can be deadly on any bike. I spent 2 days inn the hospital once after having a flat on the rear of an early '70s Honda CB750. This was around 1977. It was 115 degrees, my water ran out, I had no way to fix the flat (it would have been easy with a tubeless tire, in fact it probably wouldn't have even happened with a tubeless tire) I actually passed out from the heat. Next thing I knew, I was in an ambulance. They said I had a heat stroke. I was 18. Today, at 60, I have been diabetic and have had stage 3 kidney disease for over 10 years, probably caused from that. I never again rode any distance from home on a bike with tube type tires, and always in the winter, with both a cell phone and a SPOT device. I don't understand why we have all this new technology, but are still using tires that cars quit using in the '40s. They want safe? The best thing they could do by far would be to require all bikes have tubeless tires.