Metzeler Z6 Vs Continental Road Attack
 

Put it in the tyres section but doesnt get much attention in there

Z6 @ £156 delivered vs Conti @ £138 delivered. (Blackcircles.com)

haven't tried the conti's but the Z6's are good, had 3 sets on now, might give the conti's a try next time 2 c.

Richie what kind of mileage are you getting out of them? Im trying to find if one has better longevity than the other

I had 4.5k out of the back and the front still is (just about) legal at 6.5.

I'm about 14 stone, usually have luggage on the bike and that particular back tyre was subjected to a few rear wheel slides/spinning the back wheel up :roll: :lol: .

Well ive had that out of the original Dunlop! :shock: Its going fast tho now

I've done 4k on my Z6s - lots of that has been quick and/or two up - no real signs of wear at all yet :D

I can heartily recomend the Z6 Tyres as well :lol: excellent in the dry and damn well got me out of bother in the wet once or twice :lol:

I've got road attacks myself. Great grip but they turn in quick, which can be unerving if your only pootling, but don't notice if your 'pressing on' :D

my Z6 rear has just come to the end of it's life at 14K miles. Completely squared off though (64 miles on motorway per day) but still had confidence in them. Replacing it on Saturday with..... yep, a Z6.

I've not noticed anything bad from my Conti's... and they where cheaper then the Z6's.
Even in the wet they seem to ride just fine.

Rictus gets about 10k out of a z6 rear on a speed triple.

Im on about 5 k for my road attacks and still looks healthy.

I have ridden on the Z6 and the Road attacks, and prefer the grip and handling of the Z6. However, that isnt my bike so i have to wiat to wear out my contis!

looks about £20 more for the z6s. Can get them for £165 loose wheels locally

Well my main choice was that the Conti was 70 fitted, and the Z6's about 90...

I've already done over 4k on them since I got them put on last month so another 2 months and I'll prob need some more.

This is my current tyre condition after 4k

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I've had both on the same bike one after the other.

I had the Conti's fitted first. I had them fitted when the rain was torrential. I rode back to work and was surprised to find that they were already grippy in the wet from brand spanking new.

They give tremendous feedback in the wet, in the damp and in the dry. In all three conditions I always knew where the limit was as the tyres told me so. When they broke traction they did so with warning. I think they are awesome tyres. They did seem to tip into corners quicker than other tyres I have had fitted, but for me that wasn't a problem, once I got used to it. I rode them on standard tyre pressures for the SV. 33psi front 36psi rear.

I bought them on recommendation. The recommendation was that they were good tyres that stuck well when worked hard, were good in the wet, tyre wear was good and they were cheap.

Well I agree on all counts apart from the life of the tyre. I really don't know why I have been the exception to the rule but I found that both the front and rear wore out very quickly indeed. On the front the sides wore down in 3500 miles. The rear centre tread was finished in 3000 miles. Now considering that these tyres are sports touring tyres I would have expected more mileage than that. As I have stated, I am an exception (it seems) to the rule and others have got far better mileage than I have. Only getting that amount of mileage out of them did not seem so cheap after all so now I have Z6's fitted.

These tyres are also great tyres. They do everything that the Road Attacks do. However, I don't feel that the front tyre is as good in the wet. They are fantastic in the dry and even the damp, but when it's proper wet I find that they give no warning at all when they have reached max traction and they slide quite quickly and without warning. This has caused a few "anxious" moments. The rear seems OK and is on par with the rear Road Attack.

The good thing about the Z6 rear is the lack of centre tread pattern. This alone means that you are more likely to get longer life out of it than other tyres. I'm now on my 2nd rear, the first having done about 7000 miles. This was however down to the canvas. The front is still going strong, having now done about 8000 miles. I'm quite sure I should be able to get it to last until the rear needs changing again.

I'm going to stick with the Z6's for the summer, but will probably change to the Road Attacks when we start hitting the colder and wetter weather again.

You could just go with a conti front if thats where they let you down.

I've got Conti's fitted and have done 5500 ish so far. Plenty of life in them yet and they're a fantastic handling tyre. They can be forced to misbehave but haven't stepped-out in any conditions on me yet. I have about a 6mm Chicken strip and thats from riding through winter, it's starting to get smaller now the summers here 8) .

Before them i had Dunlop D207's (sport tyre) fitted and to be honest...they weren't a ptch on the conti's. They were crap in the wet but stuck like glue in the heat ( hence molten rubber spray on PM run last year :twisted: . ) I got 5000 from 2 rears (each) and the front just lasted the 2 rears. The Conti's are still looking good after 5500 and will probably run another 2-3000.

Birdgestones
 

What happened to all the people recommending Bridgestone 010 or 020 or combination of both that used to flood threads like this? I've got 020s front & rear, and the rear now needs replacing. Have they stopped making them?

Re: Birdgestones
 

Evolution...

Nothing wrong with the 020's, they just make even better tyres than that now

Re: Birdgestones
 

Fair enough. Given that my front 020 is in good condition, what would you recommend for a new rear. Nothing grippier than the front, I know, and nothing with a radically different profile I guess.

I still have a BT020 on the front and a Conti Road Attack on the back.

Good replies - i might go with the Contis looking at Apes post. Anything has to be better than these standard tyres - they give no warning whatsoever in the wet. The front still has life in it but the rear is squared off.

8,000 front & 6500 rear usually

I bought the bike 2nd hand and it had 020's on did about 500 miles on them and replaced them with conti's. Much better tyre IMHO.

As I've said in a few posts now, I got National to fit them on the bike for £140, worth a phone call anyway. I just got them to price match a place in Spennymoore that's very cheap just a little far to go from Whitley.

Re: Metzeler Z6 Vs Continental Road Attack
 

:?:

There's no end of discussion of both these in the tyre section.

Buy the RAs, I like them more than the Z6s and the Pirelli Stradas.

That's all you need to know, case closed.

Re: Metzeler Z6 Vs Continental Road Attack
 

Your word is final is it?

I can agree with this . . . :cry:

Road attacks? Never heard of them. I was going to get Pirrelli diablos like I had on my other bikes. :?

Re: Metzeler Z6 Vs Continental Road Attack
 

Correct.

Re: Metzeler Z6 Vs Continental Road Attack
 

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Metzeler Z6 Vs Continental Road Attack
 

lets not bother with the forum then and simply have a "ask Sid Squid" emailing system? :wink: :D

Re: Metzeler Z6 Vs Continental Road Attack
 

Yer I'm sure that will cheer him up...

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Re: Metzeler Z6 Vs Continental Road Attack
 

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