Conti Sport Attack II Review

[mossy1200]

Hey guys the Conti Sport Attack II have been fitted to my bike so ill run the thread to give you a average Joe Report.

Bike stats
MT-01 230kg plus go juices.
88hp LOL and 160NM torque.
suspension stock
Running 36 pounds front
Running 38 pounds rear

Tyres from Motorad 04 3828011 for price as I got a special deal well below retail so best you get a quote from them.

Often riden 2 up also and sometimes towing trailer.

Day 1
Picked up bike from service and tyre replacement 9000km on clock.
Previous tyres rear gone front 1/2 worn pilot roads.I was never 100% happy with the old tyres.Had seen 2 rears and 2 front on the 9000km and they were very hard to drop in on the heavy bike.They had also well worn the centre and peeled the outsides.May have just been a poor choice for my bike as other seem to rave about them.

First impressions Sport Attack 2
Run in time about 10km and tyre has developed a skin that feels like rubbing hand across a slick that has been on tyre warmers.
Drop into lean angles is very aggressive.
Road was wet and drying when collected bike but zero issues with scrub in.Tyres have been all the way to edges within the first 50km.
the Mt-01 now feels very light almost feels like 40kg was removed from the bike.
Tyre temp prior to ride was 17degrees prior to second ride after dropping wife home and then I went for a 20minute town ride not exceeding 55km other than 2 stints in a 80 zone and couple of round abouts in the zone at angles.
returning home remessure temps

37degree on rear and 25degree on front on a coldish damp day so they seem to warm ok even though speeds were low.

Im oncall this weekend with 1hr responce time so I cant take the bike for a longer ride but will put some longer time onto the tyres next weekend weather permitting.

[mossy1200]

2nd ride out . Dry and warm.
Rear was 57degrees after more pushing them but front still low at 34degrees.Think I may drop some pressure from the front .Maybe 2 pounds just to help it out a bit.

Only negative so far is that at very slow speeds bike not as stable.say under 20kmph and when you stop finding i need to put a foot down cant self ballance at the lights as easy.

Managed to get the rear to slide very slightly on gas out of corner using the torque but it just drifted back into line again softly rather than snap back all at once.Not sure if that would be the case if I had removed the throttle but im not keen enough to try that.

[sil3nt]

What do you use for temps? Laser thermometer?

[mossy1200]

What do you use for temps? Laser thermometer?

Yeah I have one for work.I got it when I was racing and for using to test switchboard terminals.Its handy thing to have.

[mossy1200]

Ok managed to get some good weather so used a couple of tanks of gas.
Its very hard to find faults with the tyres.I let a couple of pounds out of the front.Its now 34pounds cold.
Managed to have the rear sliding very slightly twice only entering corners hard under brakes.They dont seem to want to snap back returning.Loading up the rear exiting corners I cant get them to let go but that could be the fact im only on 88hp.
At 500km there no real sign of wear yet and the segment seams are still visable in some areas.

[Geeen]

Good thread, are you finding them a confident tyre? I'm running sport attacks on the Speedy and loving them so these could be the replacements for me.

[mossy1200]

Good thread, are you finding them a confident tyre? I'm running sport attacks on the Speedy and loving them so these could be the replacements for me.


Im finding them to be as good as 2cts or better and at the price I got them for they were amongst the cheapest sport tire on the market.
You will find the new profile is different as they have a sharper v shape and larger contact patch while leaned over.I tried hard to get them to fail on the last ride but couldnt fault them in confidence and grip.Even when they do move around they track back well.

If I get 5thou + from the rear it will be hard to get me to change away from them.

[jrandom]

Nice review. Good illustration of what I've recently been ranting about re the preferability of 'sport' tyres versus 'touring' tyres for general road use. Sounds like you know what you're doing with your motorbike there, sir.

:niceone:

[mossy1200]

Nice review. Good illustration of what I've recently been ranting about re the preferability of 'sport' tyres versus 'touring' tyres for general road use. Sounds like you know what you're doing with your motorbike there, sir.

:niceone:

Thanks.Idd say the tires are well worth having over the conti road attacks if your prepaired to sacrafice a couple of thousand km of life.If your going to push hard or run SOME open days at a moderate pace then these are perfect.If you were going to want more performance at the track you would want 2 sets of wheels and load up full performance race treaded tyres.If you cruise along all day then you would want road attacks or similar but would need to accept once you go beyond the limits of a touring tyre then you could suffer a serious loss of traction.These would be a good choice for the 1000cc bikes which have a tendancy to spin touring tyres up and wear them out from lack of traction.

[98tls]

Great read,am going to give em a go next on the TL methinks.

[AllanB]

About 900kms ago I put a set of Road Attack 2's on my Hornet - I am most impressed with them. I am finding them stickier than the Pilot Powers I was running before.


It will be interesting to see how your SA2's hold on in the wet.

[mossy1200]

About 900kms ago I put a set of Road Attack 2's on my Hornet - I am most impressed with them. I am finding them stickier than the Pilot Powers I was running before.


It will be interesting to see how your SA2's hold on in the wet.

It was wet the day I put them on and run them in on wet road.No issues but also not standing water just wet surface.I guess standing water may hold a new challenge with less tread pattern but they still have silica content.I need be carefull both my track offs(low sides as im a late braker) were on a wet track (drying) on wets and im not to keen to push to hard.

[jrandom]

About 900kms ago I put a set of Road Attack 2's on my Hornet - I am most impressed with them. I am finding them stickier than the Pilot Powers I was running before.

Post pics of your current chicken strips.

[mossy1200]

No update this week.Im oncall again.Sorry

[mossy1200]

Ok. I have the tyres at just over 1000km. I went over the hill a few times on the weekend and pushed them hard. Right peg touch down a few times which i didnt think would happen on the MT as it a fair angle to get them there.

Front tyre still has all the segment lines and looks like its just had a scrub session on the track only.
Rear tyre still showing the conti attack imprints so I would say maybe .5mm worn max.

Im now thinking that 7k should be the new hopefull life expectancy which would be awesome on a 260kg wet weight bike.

[Maki]

Yikes... I have road attack II tyres on my R6 and they are rather worn after 5000km... Very happy with the tyres though.

[RuoskaNZ]

Have a set of these on my GSX-R600, have had 7000km+ on them and they are now very slick along the top. Never got to ride them when they were on full tread so am unsure,
A noob like me is very happy with them as I have had no major slippage from them. Am looking for tyres to replace them at the moment though, hoping for something that lasts a little better
or am I being unrealistic for a sports/tour tyre?

[mossy1200]

Have a set of these on my GSX-R600, have had 7000km+ on them and they are now very slick along the top. Never got to ride them when they were on full tread so am unsure,
A noob like me is very happy with them as I have had no major slippage from them. Am looking for tyres to replace them at the moment though, hoping for something that lasts a little better
or am I being unrealistic for a sports/tour tyre?

road attack II is a sports tour tire
sport attack II is a sports tire

If you ride hard on a sports tour tire it will likely wear as quick as a full sports tire as you are using it outside its design operating temperatures and grip levels.

You guys on race style 600s should have the conti sport II and not the road attacks on your bikes anyway unless you ride below average speeds for a sports bike.

[RuoskaNZ]

road attack II is a sports tour tire
sport attack II is a sports tire

If you ride hard on a sports tour tire it will likely wear as quick as a full sports tire as you are using it outside its design operating temperatures and grip levels.

You guys on race style 600s should have the conti sport II and not the road attacks on your bikes anyway unless you ride below average speeds for a sports bike.

Lol, just went outside with a torch confirming conti road attack 2. By 'below average speeds for a sports bike' do you mean at or near abouts the speed limit?

[mossy1200]

Lol, just went outside with a torch confirming conti road attack 2. By 'below average speeds for a sports bike' do you mean at or near abouts the speed limit?

Does a tight winding road give you a woody or ring alarm bells?

[RuoskaNZ]

Does a tight winding road give you a woody or ring alarm bells?

I love a windy road as long as I have been there before,

[Bassmatt]

road attack II is a sports tour tire
sport attack II is a sports tire

If you ride hard on a sports tour tire it will likely wear as quick as a full sports tire as you are using it outside its design operating temperatures and grip levels.
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In theory you are probably correct especially if you are talking about track use.
I can't see anyone riding hard enough for long enough on the road to really take the tyres out of there operating range. They aren't made specifically for NZ and there are plenty of countries with much higher speed limits and "grippier" roads than ours which these tyres are designed for too.
I think the reverse of what you say is probably more likely. ie you shouldn't put sports tyres on any bike to be ridden (at least semi sensibly) on the road as they will not get to operating temperatures etc.
:oi-grr: