Conti RoadAttack

[afterburn]

*** DISCLAIMER: I am used to running sports tires. I run Michelin Pilot Powers bald between 3,000 and 4,000 miles. Bald meaning bald from side to side. Comments below should be read with this in mind.

Well, I mounted the Conti RoadAttacks yesterday and today it was time for some initial impression to see how these tires are. If I had to summerize in a single word: impressive!

Type and size:

Front: Conti RoadAttack Z 120/70ZR17

Rear: Conti RoadAttack B 180/55ZR17

Straight line stability: Very good. No decel wobbles, no weaving so far. Stays on course beautifully under hard braking.

Cornering stability: Excellent. Bike stays like on rails, no matter how bad the road surface. When braking in a turn, the bike doesn't stand up. No effort needed to keep your line, and a little push or pull on the bars is enough to make a change.

Turn-in: Very quick. Could be outright nervous for some, but it is just the way I like it. Very little effort needed to turn the bike in, but once in the turn it feels very planted.

Grip: Excellent so far. Haven't had any rain in my short test ride (thank God), but had no problem scrubbing the tire from side to side. It does feel a bit like it wants to slide a bit when fully banked over and at full power, but in a good, comfortable, I-am-in-control way.

Thread life: I have no clue just yet. If it is more than 4,000 miles, I am happy.

Balance: When mounting the tire, the front needed 10 grams and the rear 5 grams. No heavy spot marked on the tire.

Concerns: The only concern I have now is that after I get back from 45 minute playing, the tires felt pretty hot. I am guessing about 45C and it is only about 72F here at the moment. Considering these are ST tires, this could possibly mean that with my riding style in hot weather or with prolonged abuse, tire temperature could rise over 70C. Which is about when a ST tires starts smearing and loses its grip FAST. We will have to see. But that temp is a long time away, so I should be ok.

If these tires hold up to their promise of longelivity, I am a happy camper as these appear to be very good, and cheap tires. They're about a 100 bucks cheaper per set than Metzies.

Hope this is of help to some wanting to try these tires, but haven't found much info on them on the FJR (I know I didn't).

 

[Fabone]

Hope this is of help to some wanting to try these tires, but haven't found much info on them on the FJR (I know I didn't).

Well in the short of it, the first generation was not much to dance about, being for lighter sport bikes. They do now have a "C" version available, which I've seen on a new GS, that are supposed to handled the FJR. I don't ride as hard as you, but my concern was how well they would do in the rain. Keep us posted and thanks for sharing.

 

[afterburn]

The versions for the FJR are the Z front and B rear.

OT: nice to have mods, but I don't see anything here so far that warrants a move to NEPRT. Makes me wonder if the one moving even bothered to read the post?

 

[Fencer]

I think pretty much all tire/ oil threads get put here reguardless.

 

[Warchild]

I think pretty much all tire/ oil threads get put here reguardless.

Pretty much.

Which is *exactly* what the description of the NEPRT forum says.....

 

[jimbemotumbo]

OT: nice to have mods, but I don't see anything here so far that warrants a move to NEPRT. Makes me wonder if the one moving even bothered to read the post?

+1 - Not a big fan of the knee-jerk reaction to frequent topics around here. I find alot of this to be important information. These topics may get tired for some of the experts, but hardly pointless if it helps somebody out.

I'm an Admin/Mod at a large global guzzi site and we never NEPRT anybody ... though we reserve the right to make a little fun of anyone that beats the dead horse too long.

 

[radman]

Thread wasn't deleted, just moved. Righteous indignation has it's place, this isn't it.

 

[afterburn]

It prolly gets more traffic in NEPRT anyway. The powers that let this site be have spoken. Let's try keep this on topic.

Oh yeah, for what it is worth: I am running the recommended 36/42 in these tires at the moment, but I will have to see what the wear pattern is like to make sure this is correct.

PS: I had to look up 'righteous indignation'