Conti Attack2 or Pirelli Angels?

**banditrider** · 5th December 2010, 12:44

That should stuff 'em!

**AllanB** · 5th December 2010, 12:45

I'm watching this with interest. The rear PR2 on the Hornet is getting lower - still a thou or two of very legal rubber (I tend to replace sooner than later). I've 10,000 out of them so far and I've been extremely happy with them. I should stick another set on (I'll do a pair on this change) but I think I'll try out the new Conti Road2's.

I had a chat to the Christchurch tyre guru on Friday to get a idea of what is good and what they cost.

Good news, and never a truer word spoken regarding the current 'sport-touring' tyres 'if you need more tyre you should be on the track'.

I was considering some super sticky sport tyres as I don't do huge kms per year but with a set of hoops in the $600 mark now I'll stay with sport-touring for the kms.

Presently I'm leaning towards trying the Conti Road2's (be a good comparo with the PR2).

Time to start saving - dam shame they don't have Boxing day sales on motorcycle tyres!

Actually the friggen things should be a lot cheaper as the NZ dollar has been very good against the US for a long time now.

**Gremlin** · 5th December 2010, 17:00

Spoken to a mate who has an 08 cbr600 with Angels, and he's finished a rear tyre. Front is still fitted, rear has been replaced. He estimates he did about 8000km on the set, little bit of harder riding and 2up. Front is over half worn.

His opinion is that its a sports tyre, not sports touring.

If a 600 can't get 10k from the tyre, I don't think there is much hope for the rest of us

**Gremlin** · 10th December 2010, 19:08

An update. It turns out the hole was actually a slit in the tyre, something sharp had cut it, and on the inside, the slit was 11mm, so beyond their limit of 8mm for a safe repair.

Aka, one finished tyre. Tyre was still good for more km, just pockmarked after 6500km ish, but obviously was done. I've kept the front to flog off used for a few dollars, to pay for the PR2 set that just gone on the bike.

Won't be using the Angels on the KTM again, as I don't think they're good enough for mixed use. I'll be able to report on road use only early in the New Year.

**StoneY** · 13th December 2010, 07:33

Just hit 4k on my Conti Road 2's on the Super Duke, including shitloads of SH2 commuting in Hutt (long, flat, stratight, yawn......)

Wearing quite nicely, get good and sticky once warm, and judging by my chicken strips I am braver on these than I was on the Diablo's (doesnt feel like I have to try either)

Will let you know how they look at 8k

**crazyhorse** · 13th December 2010, 07:39

I've been running Conti Attack 2's this year, and they are great. Feel confident in the rain, on the road, and the track.

this one has my vote

**Owl** · 13th December 2010, 16:25

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

I've been running Conti Attack 2's this year, and they are great. Feel confident in the rain, on the road, and the track.

Km's to date?

**crazyhorse** · 13th December 2010, 17:48

Originally Posted by Owl

Km's to date?

Done a little under 5k on them - and they have amazing rubber left.

**Coldkiwi** · 5th February 2011, 21:16

for what its worth, I've extracted 15,000kms out of my rear Angel ST on my 750. it probably won't get a WOF but I'll drag another 1000-2000kms out of it before I get rid of it. Interesting to see how much worse the wear is for the heavier bikes or even guys with similar bikes but maybe different pressures (FWIW i use 36). Front went on 1000kms later and has plenty of life left. haven't spotted any sign of it wearing unevenly across the tread either.

All in all, I'm pretty happy with them over the old Stradas. As with all Pirellis I've used, the feedback is just excellent. I didn't think i'd get that much wear given that my daily ride is 70kms on the motorway and 20kms on a fairly tight rural road with a semi-martian surface in places- not to mention a rough gravel drive that cuts it up a bit.

my only niggle is that I don't think i get quite the same confidence when lent right over as the stradas going for the knee down- although that could be a number of things such as a horror story i heard about a front sliding out without warning

**ajturbo** · 5th February 2011, 21:24

the XB is getting around 8k from the rear... think it has a LOT to do with the Vtwin..

**NZsarge** · 6th February 2011, 03:03

Originally Posted by Coldkiwi

for what its worth, I've extracted 15,000kms out of my rear Angel ST on my 750. it probably won't get a WOF but I'll drag another 1000-2000kms out of it before I get rid of it. Interesting to see how much worse the wear is for the heavier bikes or even guys with similar bikes but maybe different pressures (FWIW i use 36). Front went on 1000kms later and has plenty of life left. haven't spotted any sign of it wearing unevenly across the tread either.

Mine lasted about 7000km with mild flat spot on the rear tyre, they started out riding real nice but rapidly evolved into mediocrity followed by decending into being really shit for the last couple of thousand k's of their life. I could not be less interested in getting another pair.
That said it's nice you've had a good run out of them but you'd be one of the few i've talked to that's had a set that had much decent to say about them.