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Old 13-10-12, 09:59 AM   #21
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My local shop (Ian Bells at Bedlington) tell me the Motion has succeeded the Road Attack. I have Road Attacks on now and they have been very good.
Have to get a new front on within the next week so will see.
I think your having your leg pulled.
They have revised the original attack now has ride without bedding in tread and a few other trick things .
Motion is more distance biased than attack


ContiRoadAttack Zero degree steel-belted tire, with the performance of a sports tire and the longevity of a touring tyre
ContiMotion New premium brand all-season Sport Touring radial for the price conscious rider
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Old 13-10-12, 04:09 PM   #22
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Since some have made comments, I've got the Z8's on my SV and the biggest impression is that the ride is so smoooooth compared to other tyres I've had (020, Z6 etc), it really is very noticeable. Coarse grainy road surfaces are smoothed out remarkably, makes it very comfy for longer trips.

Don't know how well they'll last compared to Z6, haven't done that many miles on them yet, but IMO a nicer tyre all round than the Z6, which wasn't bad anyway.

Not trying to sell the Z8 over any other tyre, just an observation.
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Old 13-10-12, 09:35 PM   #23
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The previous owner fitted Michelin pilot power 2ct on my bike before I bought them. 7k on they barely look worn and offer a lot of confidence in all weathers. I am very happy with them.

If your on a bit of a budget I have used continental conti-motion on a much more powerful bike and they also performed very well so would imagine they would also be very good on the sv
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Old 13-10-12, 09:46 PM   #24
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PR2's or Storms. cheep tyres don't last and is false economy. on average its 3p a mile.
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Old 13-10-12, 09:51 PM   #25
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ContiRoadAttack Zero degree steel-belted tire, with the performance of a sports tire and the longevity of a touring tyre
ContiMotion New premium brand all-season Sport Touring radial for the price conscious rider
Thanks, I'll phone them Monday and ask them to order a Road Attack.
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Old 14-10-12, 06:27 AM   #26
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They have a very rounded profile.
Nice on my heavy to steer RSV .
Going front the Corsa 3 to theses its very notice how much less effort is need to turn in .
So if your happy with that go for it.
The motions was good for the sv .
The attack is quite stiff so maybe lower the pressure 2psi .
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