Another tire report on Conti Road Attack 2 CR

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Just replace my rear RA II Classic Race at 4000 miles.
Did not really need to but it was squared off a bit and wanted
new rubber to go the rally. I think I could have gotten 5-6k out of it
easy. But I really do ride like a old man even though I am about the
same age as the ferret I sure do not ride like him ( I think he needs to
eat more onions ). Even though I have ridden for 50 + I am not very good at it.
It still really gets me that Conti only markets these here through vintage race tire distributors. ( If they used normal Dist. I could get them form my old contacts ) .
No matter what people tell you these are notrace tires.
They fit well and stick well with out being warmed to much.
My front looks very good with out any cupping.
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I feel I should respond to this since I also commented very favorably on these tires.

The RA2CR is very popular vintage racing series tire, at least here in the USA. It is marketed as such by Continental:

Newly developed product available in all the most commonly used sizes and additionally in CR versions, with a racing compound that ensures better grip and a special carcass design for better feedback in racing events.

I am not quite your age but hardly off it at 59. So, I know what you mean when you remarked that it was not a race tire. But things have changed in the last couple of decades; DOT production race tires do not have that "narrow" temperature band any longer and don't get "greasy" any longer, as they used to. The last DOT race tire I can recall that did that was the Bridgestone BT56SS which came out around 1999. These were fantastic tires for the time, but the certainly would spin up under acceleration on the side of the tire, even with fairly modest horsepower.

There are no concerns whatsoever about these new Conti's needing a long warmup or losing grip due to temperature. You can run them at pretty high pressures on the street and still get excellent braking and cornering grip. I'm 143 pounds, I run them at 34F/39R and with a smooth throttle and brake hand they deliver performance I would not have thought possible with the CB1100.

No one will ever be able to use all the available tread, either, because the CB will start to seriously drag hard parts. I've got a half-inch of unused rubber on the rear. Rear Ikon shocks are at the maximum preload and damping settings, I'm running 15W oil in the forks. I do hang off, but just the one cheek.

Again I just want to be clear that these are excellent tires for those who might view the CB1100 as a sport bike; for the cruising or touring riders, as I mentioned, there are tires with plenty of grip and a lot more longevity.

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