Honestly, the BT016 is an old tech tire. Everyone else's tire is much better, and the BT016 is overdue for replacement. If you choose it, you choose it for cost alone... but you will end up paying more because it won't last like a Q2 or Power Pure will, for example.
Forget the anecdotes, I push tires pretty hard and I can tell you that BT016s can be slippery (remember I don't have a bike with less than 140hp except the ZX7, which does matter) in less than perfect conditions. They outright sucked at Deal's Gap -
the old early-2000s BT014s were much grippier... yes they were an older tire but single compound, and much more predictable. There is one advantage to the BT016... they leave beautiful, long black lines when you're hard on the gas.
There are two really unreal tires out there, a very good one and one tire which is a subjective "good" or "great" depending on your riding style. In order of best stick & feel: Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa, Dunlop Q2, Metzeler Interact, Michelin Power Pure. Look at the order of cost yourself because it depends on the tire you need for your bike.
Guys with 250s, please don't respond to this thread. The BT016 is a "hypersport" tire designed for in excess of 100hp.