Conti Road Attacks

Kid-Dynamite · 07-08-2009, 3:27 PM

The time has come to get a new set of tyres and i was wondering if anyone has had any experience with conti road attacks? A mate had them on his bandit and said they ran great. One other thing my current tyres are 150's at the rear, but I was thinking of getting 160's next. Ive read the tyres thread and the bikes obv fine running the bigger size but opinion seems a bit split. Any great difference between running a bigger tyre? Ive got an nc23. Cheers

ratsballs · 07-08-2009, 4:05 PM

what up i always put the spec tyres on my bikes i put a over sized tyer on my cbr 250 and it just wasnt right, my bro has a 170 instead of a 160 on the fornt of his r6 and when it heats up it rubs the fornt mud guard so just watch out its not 2 tight, i recommend bridgestone battleaxe i drove in ice on snow i have them on my 3 bikes

Kid-Dynamite · 07-08-2009, 6:50 PM

Dont think 160s will rub though, quite a few people on here seem to have them. Anyone running 160s had any problems?

ldavis · 07-08-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ratsballs

what up i always put the spec tyres on my bikes i put a over sized tyer on my cbr 250 and it just wasnt right, my bro has a 170 instead of a 160 on the fornt of his r6 and when it heats up it rubs the fornt mud guard so just watch out its not 2 tight, i recommend bridgestone battleaxe i drove in ice on snow i have them on my 3 bikes

sorry to bust your bubble but no one is running a 160 or a 170 on the front of an r6

a typical tire for the front is a 120/70 sooooo .. you're a little off base..

you'll be fine running a 160 on your bike, you'll get a larger contact patch, but it may make your turn in a little slower.. not sure what sizes the 160's come in as far as height is concerned but you may look into getting a taller tire as well..

Surffrog · 07-09-2009, 1:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ldavis

sorry to bust your bubble but no one is running a 160 or a 170 on the front of an r6

a typical tire for the front is a 120/70 sooooo .. you're a little off base..

you'll be fine running a 160 on your bike, you'll get a larger contact patch, but it may make your turn in a little slower.. not sure what sizes the 160's come in as far as height is concerned but you may look into getting a taller tire as well..

I think you guys are getting the fronts and rears mixed up. You'll more than likely get a 160 on the rear end though.

Destructo · 07-09-2009, 5:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Kid-Dynamite

The time has come to get a new set of tyres and i was wondering if anyone has had any experience with conti road attacks? A mate had them on his bandit and said they ran great.

I used Road Attcks on my last bike (ZZR600) and though they were great - much better than the Bridgestone BT020's I had on before. They seemed to grip better in the wet than the 020's. Can't comment on tyre life as the bike died before the tyres wore out. I would use them again, the only reason I haven't is that I like to try different tyres out and Pirelli's seem to work pretty well on the Blade & are fairly cheap too!

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Originally Posted by ldavis

sorry to bust your bubble but no one is running a 160 or a 170 on the front of an r6

a typical tire for the front is a 120/70 sooooo .. you're a little off base...

A certain model of R6 used a 120/60 front - I expect the post means they used a 120/70 instead, with the higher profile causing the clearance issue with the mudguard.

Kid-Dynamite · 07-09-2009, 1:07 PM

Yes did wonder how you would fit a 170 up front! Think i will go for the 160's then, any suggestions on tyre height? Dont want to lose too much corner speeds! When the bikes at its best!

slinky · 07-09-2009, 4:01 PM

I have about 8000miles on mine and they still run good and quick and still tread life left.

ldavis · 07-10-2009, 9:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Kid-Dynamite

Yes did wonder how you would fit a 170 up front! Think i will go for the 160's then, any suggestions on tyre height? Dont want to lose too much corner speeds! When the bikes at its best!

like i said before i'm not real familiar with the 160's but if it comes in the 55 height that's what i would go with. give you a little quicker turn in.

soupnazi · 07-11-2009, 4:45 AM

I had a set of Conti Road Attacks on my CBR600 and they were awesome. Very expensive though at $650AU a set ... this was about 3 years ago.

ratsballs · 07-13-2009, 8:52 AM

sorry i put that up wrong it 120/70 instead of a 120/60