Conti Road-Attack Tires

[lmayhew]

Great tires. I have a 1999 VFR with 38K miles. I am an aggressive twisty road rider (don’t ride on highways) who rarely gets more than 2,000 miles on the rear tire. I have tried every tire imaginable, and when I switched to the Conti Road Attacks last year preparing for a HSTA rally, I was really impressed by the handling and wonderful feed back from the Attacks. I more than doubled the unusual mileage with some decent tread left on the rear before changing both front and rear preparing for Deal’s Gap.

I just got back from Deal’s Gap where two of my riding buddies switched to Pilot Powers after the first day but I still went around them in the tight twisty bits. Great handling and double the mileage, unheard of! What a tire!

[hondawolf]

Well about to get some new tires. I have an 04 vfr, with 33,000 miles. This is my first set of Road Attacks, which I have just a hair under 9,000 miles on them. Will probably hit that 9K mark when I replace them. They have been a well rounded tire. Seem to handle well in all situations and weather. They do seem to slip a bit in hard cornering, but I'm not a very agressive rider. So just thought I'd throw that milage number out there for everyone.

[ZonaMan]

I went through two sets of the Conti RA's and got about 16K miles out of 'em. I too had the decell headshake and could never really get them perfectly balanced. Great freaking tires and could get as low in the turns as wanted no problems - very confident.

I wanted to try the Pirelli Diablo Stradas too, so that's what I'm running now. Got about 300 miles on them, I guess, and love them. BTW, not one weight on them and they are as smooth as butter. Also have them filled with nitrogen. We'll see about the mileage though!

[soundmaster31]

Originally Posted by ZonaMan

I went through two sets of the Conti RA's and got about 16K miles out of 'em. I too had the decell headshake and could never really get them perfectly balanced. Great freaking tires and could get as low in the turns as wanted no problems - very confident.

I wanted to try the Pirelli Diablo Stradas too, so that's what I'm running now. Got about 300 miles on them, I guess, and love them. BTW, not one weight on them and they are as smooth as butter. Also have them filled with nitrogen. We'll see about the mileage though!

I've got 3k on my Pirelli Diablo Stradas and they are still looking good. At least another 2k left.

[R.W.]

Originally Posted by ZonaMan

I went through two sets of the Conti RA's and got about 16K miles out of 'em. I too had the decell headshake and could never really get them perfectly balanced. Great freaking tires and could get as low in the turns as wanted no problems - very confident.

I wanted to try the Pirelli Diablo Stradas too, so that's what I'm running now. Got about 300 miles on them, I guess, and love them. BTW, not one weight on them and they are as smooth as butter. Also have them filled with nitrogen. We'll see about the mileage though!

So what you're telling us Zona is that your getting no decell headshake with the Strada's? As much as I love the Road Attacks because of the stickiness & mileage, I'll give them up to get rid of that headshake...

[soundmaster31]

Originally Posted by R.W.

So what you're telling us Zona is that your getting no decell headshake with the Strada's? As much as I love the Road Attacks because of the stickiness & mileage, I'll give them up to get rid of that headshake...

What's this headshake you guys are talking about? I used to have a wobble on the front when decelerating if I let go of the bars but I thought it was due to a worn out brake pad(completely). After new brakes and a new rear shock there is no head-shake what so ever anymore. I'm still using the stradas...and they seem fine. no balancing issues or anything. Dry traction is close to the diablo supersport just like they say. As far as wet and cold weather ...i don't have any aggressive riding experience for those tires in those conditions for the most part. I rode all winter down to 25 degrees Fahrenheit and they did fine for my commuting. The cornering grip did seem quite diminished though...not like they could ever get very warm though...and wet weather...they seem pretty slippery but higher mileage has it's price.

[tcarroll]

I'm in need of some new sneakers for my '99 shortly and I think I'm going to try the conti's. I'm interested in the head shake thing though. My VFR is rock solid. My buddies old Radian shook badly with a new tire. He replaced the tire and it went away. Now another friend has a '04 shadow and he can't ever take his hands off the bars. He has new rubber on it too. Strange. On dirt bikes I know if the rear sag isn't set right you can have some headshake, but on a cruiser?? Sorry to get off track.

[ZonaMan]

Originally Posted by R.W.

So what you're telling us Zona is that your getting no decell headshake with the Strada's? As much as I love the Road Attacks because of the stickiness & mileage, I'll give them up to get rid of that headshake...

Sorry R-Dub, didn't see this til today. I am getting no headshake on decell or accell for that matter. ALSO, they have never even been balanced and are as smooth as butter. I get a slight buzz at about 90, but its nothing abnormal.

So far, I have about 1000 miles on the stradas and they are wearing great. I have heard/read of people getting as much as 10K on the stradas too. I probably won't get that with the way I ride though.

Looks like the new tire to try is the Dunlop Roadsmart, especially if you ride in the rain much. I may do them next.

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