ContiRaceAttack Comp Endurance?

[BKKBike09]

Anyone tried ContiRaceAttack Comp Endurance rubber out here? Would be for my FZ-09. Street use, mostly in the dry.

 

Cheers.

[VocalNeal]

Mostly in the dry? It is the one day it rains on the way home that makes the difference?

[Kwasaki]

I would say get a Michelin touring tyre just as good as many race tyres and obviously good in the wet.

[BKKBike09]

4 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Mostly in the dry? It is the one day it rains on the way home that makes the difference?

No ... but I want a tyre that's primarily designed for grip in the dry.

 

2 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

I would say get a Michelin touring tyre just as good as many race tyres and obviously good in the wet.

Thanks. We could get into a loooooong debate here but let's just say I asked for input regarding a specific Continental tyre, so that's what would be most helpful.

 

[Kwasaki]

5 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

No ... but I want a tyre that's primarily designed for grip in the dry.

 

Thanks. We could get into a loooooong debate here but let's just say I asked for input regarding a specific Continental tyre, so that's what would be most helpful.

 

Well OK there crap in the dry you obviously don't know a lot about tyres so do some research instead of being so arrogant.

Look into experienced bike riders testing tyres on google and make judgement in what you need in Thailand, if you need an all rounder touring tyres are the way if you want to race your bike on a track then get another set of rims for those tyres. 

[BKKBike09]

12 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Well OK there crap in the dry you obviously don't know a lot about tyres so do some research instead of being so arrogant.

Look into experienced bike riders testing tyres on google and make judgement in what you need in Thailand, if you need an all rounder touring tyres are the way if you want to race your bike on a track then get another set of rims for those tyres. 

Ahh. TV at its best! Thanks again for the input. I'll admit I don't know much about Continental tyres. 30 years of riding and its mainly been Pirelli, Metzler and Bridgestone. But I've been reading reviews of this specific Conti tyre and it gets praise as a tyre that's a good compromise between road and race, and for being good value for the type of tyre it is (which may of course not apply in Thailand). I don't really understand your "crap in the dry" comment, probably because I'm too arrogant. Again, a classic TV comment ... I ask a question, you don't answer it, and then I'm arrogant for pointing that out! Let me guess - I could just as well have asked "Has anyone tried Beer Lao Gold?" and you'd have replied "I would say get Chang just as good as many foreign beers and obviously easy to get - I'm already on my fifth"! 

Anyway, as one biker to another, have a good one nonetheless.

[VocalNeal]

19 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

No ... but I want a tyre that's primarily designed for grip in the dry.

That is OK. You can buy whatever tyre you want, to ride on the roads in Thailand. My point was that one day you will encounter rain while riding so picking a dry only tyre for road riding may have its consequences. 

 

I am sure you have done your research but if you look at Bridgestone's website they have a wet dry comparison diagram for each tire.  Which may help your research.

Edited September 27, 2017 by VocalNeal

[BKKBike09]

@VocalNeal Thanks for that. I don't want a dry-only / race tyre. In some ways we're lucky here with the heat because it does mean no cold day tyre woes (been there, done all that in the UK). The Contis get some pretty good feedback and while clearly not designed to be a top performer in the wet, they seem able to cope.

https://autobandentest.com/web/pages/motorcycle-tires/continental/contiraceattack-comp.endurance

I've got Battlax on the FZ09 at the moment and they're okay but not great. Then again, I'd say the original FZ09 without traction control and ABS, slipper clutch etc, needs some respect in the wet no matter what.