Tyre snobbery?

[R6_kid:Me]

Yep, been there. Conti Sport Attacks were the worst tyres I've had.

I used a couple of sets of used RaceAttacks for commuting and had no problem. Did you run the correct pressures? I know that Conti tyres tend to require different pressures than what most tyres run.

[Two Smoker]

As a word of caution I wouldn't go saying XYZ brand can be trusted. Tyres are often designed to cope well with certain conditions, and generally trade off performance in some areas to perform better in others.

Many people over-tyre their bikes and end up getting 'excellent' grip all round, wheres using a different tyre from the same manufacturer is likely to give different results on a a different bike in different conditions.

Also, knowing how to warm a tyre up correctly can greatly change ones experience with any particular tyre. Weaving side to side is MUCH LESS effective (almost pointless) at heating up tyres than hard acceleration and braking in a straight line. Who says so? The guys designing the tyres, that's who.

Geez, who gave you a brain all of a sudden gareth!? Most sense ive read since being back on the site. Tyres are a personal thing on the road. But there are so many factors excluding the tyre that contribute to grip and milage i.e pressures and suspension settings. For instance, Conti Race attacks need to be run at a low pressure. I normally run 22psi at the track and 25 on the road. But i wouldnt go and do that to a Pilot Power.

[firefighter]

Yeah I have to say iv'e been impressed with my conti road attacks, no weird parochialism or anything, just pretty happy, good grip when chasing my brother on his R6 with pirelli (super corsas? the race tyre yet not slicks) as best as a Hyobag can keep up with an R6 lol, yet also offers me good grip on frosty cold wet roads (I commute on open road-back roads for some of my daily trip) So yeah quite happy there.....

I don't know if I will choose them again, but I have no reason to not go for them again, i'd only try something else purely for comparison (who wants the same thing twice?)

[cheshirecat]

My VFR came with Pirelli's and I've replaced them, first the front and then the rear after they wore down, with Shinko's. I've found them slightly better than the P's in the wet and after a couple thousand K generally.
Haven't tried the other's yet so can't comment. I commute wet and dry and tend to ride conservative these days. Find tyre presures very critical though.

[35tickets]

I've had a very good run with the Metzlers, especially the MEZ4 on the ZZR. Went to a Z6 a year ago and found it terrible in the wet, and prone to sliding a lot in the even in the dry, but the Z4 was fine in wet and awesome in the dry (prob due to a heavy bike and rider). I will say however that I am running a Roadtec Z6 front and the MEZ4 on the rear (and a little wider at the rear, a 190 instead of a 180)

Every road bike I have owned (KR1-S, ZXR750 H1, GSXR1100L) I had fitted with Metzlers and loved them. And each to their own too....I think once you try tyres and find some you like, you tend to stick with them