Conti Road Attack (try new tires)

Hannover, spring 2004: With a newly developed steel-belt tyre Continental addresses above all touring riders with an active riding style. The ContiRoadAttack has the performance of a sports tyre, combined with the lifespan of a touring tyre. The most popular dimensions are immediately available.

In time for the bike season 2004 Continental presents a completely new product. Last year saw testing and polishing of the new tyre within Continental’s motorcycle division. Added to the models ContiForce and ContiForce Max, the new ContiRoadAttack will cater for middle-class to big touring bikes. ContiRoadAttack is a zero degree, steel-girded tyre for sporting touring bikes and naked bikes, but also for proper performance bikes. It satisfies all demands for grip, lifespan, comfort, safety reserves and design.

The patented zero degree steel construction gives ContiRoadAttack the performance of a proper sports tyre, without sacrificing comfort or stability. The steel wire used is a so-called high-elongation cord, consisting of twelve filaments, divided in three packages, each with four filaments wound together. Each cord is clad in rubber and three of them are then wound together.

Because of the very special construction of the carcass, thanks to its Dynamic Footprint Technology (DFT), the contact area could be improved considerably, compared to the competition. Because of reduced rear tyre slip in a straight line, the tyre’s lifespan could be dramatically improved. In corners, the same technology provides twelve percent more contact patch, again compared to our competitors. This is a big safety bonus and also important for vehicle control in all situations. Using this technology, Continental was able to provide ContiRoadAttack with very sticky compounds, guaranteeing grip on wet as well as dry roads, without compromising its expected lifespan.

But it is not only in good weather that riders using ContiRoadAttack will arrive at their destinations in comfort and full safety. The patented compound for the contact surface, using special softeners, allows for constant grip over a wide range of temperatures. With a shore hardness of 64 (indicating hardness of a rubber compound) at ten degrees air temperature, this tyre is the softest in the sports touring category. ASC compound technology (Activated Silica Compound) guarantees good grip, dry and wet, from very low temperatures and well up into higher temperature ranges. A high structured carbon black, originating from compound experiments with high-tech sports cars at speeds up to 360kph, allows the tyre to quickly reach proper working temperatures, thanks to its high friction.

Apart from these technological highlights, Continental’s technicians also chose a completely different road in the design of ContiRoadAttack. The unique tread pattern, with its typical contours, not only fits the lines of modern motorcycle design, but also serves a highly functional purpose.

ContiRoadAttack offers riders of sports tourers long life plus extra grip and safe riding, at a level which until now was unheard of in this category. Documentation for several sports tourers, naked bikes and supersports models are already available.

Available dimensions:

120/60 ZR 17 M/C (55W) TL

120/70 ZR 17 M/C (58W) TL

150/70 ZR 17 M/C (69W) TL

160/60 ZR 17 M/C (69W) TL

180/55 ZR 17 M/C (73W) TL

190/50 ZR 17 M/C (73W) TL


Continental group is a leading provider of tyres, brake systems, suspension components, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers. Worldwide, the group in 2002 employed 69,000 people and achieved a turnover of 11.7 billion Euro.