Continental Road Attack 4

[Anthraxx66]

Originally Posted by sax_000

"I am a convert to the Road 3"

You must live in a cold place.  In warmer climes, the Road 3 was an absolute disaster.  That's why it was superceded by the Road 4 so quickly, it was a matter of months here in Oz.

Personally, I'm still using Road 2 and yes they are still available. Maybe not as good in the wet as the 4 but heaps more grip on hot Ozzy roads.

I had original Road Attacks on my 04 Blackbird, probably not as good as the RA4s, but heaps better than the Dunlop D205' it came with

[TimboLeMatelot]

Originally Posted by sax_000

"I am a convert to the Road 3"

You must live in a cold place.  In warmer climes, the Road 3 was an absolute disaster.  That's why it was superceded by the Road 4 so quickly, it was a matter of months here in Oz.

Personally, I'm still using Road 2 and yes they are still available. Maybe not as good in the wet as the 4 but heaps more grip on hot Ozzy roads.

Why a disaster? Too soft a compound?

They do seem softer than everything I have had over the years BUT they stick like glue to poo so I am not complaining. 

[sax_000]

"Why a disaster? Too soft a compound?"

Yes, when the tyre got hot the blocks would "walk" causing severe steering imprecision on the front and bum-puckering weaving on the rear.  The 4 was much better (I've got 4s on my MT07) but still not a patch on the 2s.