Conti Road Attacks

It's that time again.........need a new set of tyres for the Bandit 1200
having gone through another Roadtec Z6 in 3k miles. There seems to be a good
write up about the Conti's but I'd rather hear views from the real world as
opposed to adverts and magazine test riders.

I would describe myself as a fast road rider even though the bike is fitted
with a wingrack and often Givi luggage - I've been able to stay with the
GSXR boys on my favourite route so this will give you some idea of riding
style.

The front Z6 looks fine for a few thousand more miles so I am debating
sticking another Z6 on the rear but 3k miles is a bit less than I would
like. Other mileages experienced are shown below (I go through between 3 and
4 sets per year).

4755 Bridgestone 020 Rear
5000 Bridgestone 010 Front
5000 Bridgestone 020 Rear
4800 Bridestone 010 Front
3500 Bridgestone 020 Rear
2124 Bridestone 010 Rear Part worn tyre
824 Bridgestone BT56 Front Part worn tyre
3918 Avon Azarro AV 45 Front Still a little life left in front but
changed as a pair
3918 Avon Azarro AV 46 Rear
4035 Bridgestone 020 Front Still a little life left in front but
changed as a pair
4035 Bridgestone 020 Rear
2094 Metzeler Sportec M-1 Front
2094 Metzeler Sportec M-1 Rear


Cheers,

Mark

 

I've covered less than 100 miles on the pair I had fitted to the VFR.

So far, they feel pretty good, but I'm a fairly sedate rider and they're
not really run in yet, and anything would feel decent compared with the
totally shagged 020s I had on it before.

They have a massively deep tread on them, so unless they're made from
cheese they should last a while.

 

Just for info, RoadRacer magazine recently did a blind test of eight
tyres (using a couple of national champions rather than journos), & the
ContiForce Max came last. I have no idea how it differs to the Road
Attacks though so the above may be completely irrelevant.