Conti Attack 2

[sosman]

Problem is, I need a 190 and they only had a 180 the rep had brought in.... so no new tyre before the weekend and guess I won't make it to Paeroa either

The Wellington branch has 2 X 190/50X17 CRA2 in stock!....which by courier, could still make to yr local by thur's to be fitted.

Could mean freight charge etc!...so ya prob need to talk some more smack to yr local

[yungatart]

Hey, all good!
No need to jump down my throat...I am just saying it is possible to save you some money by increasing your tyre life...you obviously don't need to, so just disregard my suggestion.
No skin off my nose.

[crazyhorse]

The Wellington branch has 2 X 190/50X17 CRA2 in stock!....which by courier, could still make to yr local by thur's to be fitted.

Could mean freight charge etc!...so ya prob need to talk some more smack to yr local

Thanks for that info - was hoping that I'd get a special deal going through Five-Star here in Napier. But might have enough tread for the journey... depending on the weather - of course! But also, the V8's start this weekend, so tough choice too

[Nasty]

Well, good for him. I used a bridgestone before this one and only got 4,500 out of that - and don't think I've ever had more than 7,500 out of a tyre, even when I've had all my other bikes. So each to their own.

Must be something about your riding style ... strange ... I thought Grub did extremely well when he realised he got 20,000 out of a set of his ... oh well as you say each to their own.

[R6_kid:Me]

Must be something about your riding style ... strange ... I thought Grub did extremely well when he realised he got 20,000 out of a set of his ... oh well as you say each to their own.

Anyone who gets more than 10,000km out of a rear tyre on a 1000cc sportsbike/"superbike" should be riding something with less power. Many people would say 7000km is a good effort, but I don't want to offend too many people.

[Nasty]

Anyone who gets more than 10,000km out of a rear tyre on a 1000cc sportsbike/"superbike" should be riding something with less power. Many people would say 7000km is a good effort, but I don't want to offend too many people.

Well if you say so ... you will find it hard to offend Grub ... trust me ...

[coffeejunkie]

Mstrs & grub are the ones who are in the know so to speak, Both do allsorts (or did) of riding and Mstrs knows how to get value for money so i personally now i did say I PERSONALLY would listen to what they have to say......as for riding a bike with less power well id like to hear someone tell balzy that, we get more out of a tire and were 2 up

[MSTRS:Me]

This wee fella has done 6000kms - so far.
Smooooth is where it's at. Read Sugilite's thread for clues...

[R6_kid:Me]

Mstrs & grub are the ones who are in the know so to speak, Both do allsorts (or did) of riding and Mstrs knows how to get value for money so i personally now i did say I PERSONALLY would listen to what they have to say......as for riding a bike with less power well id like to hear someone tell balzy that, we get more out of a tire and were 2 up

That's nice for you. I've met MSTRS before, he's a good guy. Not everyone likes to ride smooth, or slow (two different things), and thus not everyone gets good mileage out of their tyres. The fact remains that one rider will most likely get the same proportional use out of a set of tyres relative to another rider.

This thread is about whether it's worth the original poster giving a new to the market set of tyres a go based on how they will perform in terms of grip and mileage compared to their current brand/type. If you don't have anything useful to contribute on that fact then you don't need to post.

Conti 'sport' tyres have been known to not last quite as long as other 'leading brands' but they do however offer very good grip, quick warm up time, and are somewhat more forgiving than other similar tyres. They have been working on improving the longevity of their tyres and I believe they are making good progress of doing so without compromising the existing good characteristics of the tyre.

[MSTRS:Me]

This thread is about whether it's worth the original poster giving a new to the market set of tyres a go or not.

Kind of...
With something new, the first users are always going to be guinea pigs, with no hope of knowing what they will find without just doing it.
But the OP also commented how quickly she wore out a set of PR2s. Too quickly, in the opinions of many and certainly in mine.

[crazyhorse]

That is not altogether true Mstrs. I thought I actually got very good mileage out of the PR2's. I used to get alot less from the Pirrellis I used to run on my SV650. and if you read correctly, only got 4,500 out of the BT014's. So, thought I had infact done well.

They have confirmed a very good rate for this new tyre to me and I am going to put them on and give them a go. I had a conversation with the rep and he indicated that the wear and tear have improved immensely with their technology and also the grip, esp in the wet. So I for one will look forward to trying these out.

Thanks for everyone who gave their opinion.......

[Ocean1]

Conti 'sport' tyres have been known to not last quite as long as other 'leading brands' but they do however offer very good grip, quick warm up time, and are somewhat more forgiving than other similar tyres. They have been working on improving the longevity of their tyres and I believe they are making good progress of doing so without compromising the existing good characteristics of the tyre.

Just took a Road Attack off the back of the buell. It was OK, never gave me any bad moments. 4000Km to canvas though.

Most of that did involve a trip to Invercargill and back, still, I get 6000 from a PP2, and twice that from a PR2.

I had a conversation with the rep and he indicated that the wear and tear have improved immensely with their technology and also the grip, esp in the wet. So I for one will look forward to trying these out.

Let's know how they go eh? be good feedback since you've got my favourite Michelins as a baseline.

[crazyhorse]

Just took a Road Attack off the back of the buell. It was OK, never gave me any bad moments. 4000Km to canvas though.

Most of that did involve a trip to Invercargill and back, still, I get 6000 from a PP2, and twice that from a PR2.



Let's know how they go eh? be good feedback since you've got my favourite Michelins as a baseline.

Thats what I will be basing them on. I wouldn't put the pirrellis on the thou as I figured they would tear up too quick. But the rep very much assured me these will have a very similar if not better wear than the PR2's. So, I will report when on and riding.....

[MSTRS:Me]

I got 7,500km out of the pilot road 2, which was quite amazing, and I really had good confidence in them.

But the OP also commented how quickly she wore out a set of PR2s. Too quickly, in the opinions of many and certainly in mine.

That is not altogether true Mstrs. I thought I actually got very good mileage out of the PR2's.

Ah...all in the way one reads these things. You see, to a huge number of us who've had PR2s on, that is a very LOW mileage.
Now, I can't say I've tried lots of different tyres, nor have I ever gone for really sticky road rubber, so I would expect to get 'reasonable' mileage out of my tyres. Z6s lasted a bit over 10,000kms on my old 1100, Pilot Sports lasted maybe 9,000kms on the 750 before I went to the PR2s and near doubled the range. However, I also changed my riding style (thanks Sugi) from squirt and brake to smoooth.

[Ocean1]

I wouldn't put the pirrellis on the thou as I figured they would tear up too quick.

My only experienc with Pirrellis (on teh road) was the Super Corsa's the R came with. They were very good when warmed up, bloody awfull cold, and took some fairly agressive riding to warm up. Accident waiting to happen in my particular case.