Continental at Hot Bike Magazine Tour What’s the best part about owning a motorcycle? Riding it, of course, and that’s what the Hot Bike Magazine Tour is about- riding your motorcycle with other like-minded enthusiasts. The tour takes place the second weekend of September and starts with 5 different routes, Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western and […]
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Motorcycle media agencies and personalities including Riders Domain Magazine, were taken to Majorca, Spain to experience Continental’s new ContiTour cruiser tires along with other Continental products. Riders Domain Editor Weston Hawkins praised the tire for a connected feel to the road, good transition into corners, low speed and evasive maneuver handling. The magazine has labeled the new […]
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In the previous post, we talked about the early tire wear due to low pressure. Now we are going to talk about what happens when they are overinflated. Overinflating the tires can happen, if you don’t pay attention while inflating them, or if the gauge is broken and the reading is wrong. It could also […]
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This is a common issue that sometimes might cause some annoyance or better said to annoy our pockets, when our tires last less than we expected. As we mentioned in other posts, the engineers and chemists at Continental strive to make new compounds, components, and technologies to avoid as much as they can the wearing […]
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Over 50,000 riders and motorcycle enthusiasts attended this year’s Wasaga Beach Motorcycle Rally in Ontario, Canada from the 14th to the 16th of July. In a mere three years, the rally has grown from 8000 attendees in 2015 and it is firmly securing its status as the largest annual motorcycle rally in Canada. This was […]
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For 14 years Continental has been the tire of choice for Simon and Lisa Thomas as they travel by motorcycle all over the world and in doing so, given Continental something to brag about. Although Continental had only began sponsoring 2RTW since the beginning of 2016, Simon and Lisa were fanatics of our tires long […]
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ContiRoadAttack 3, launched this 2017 Continental’s ContiRoadAttack 3 wins the 2017 Motorrad Magazine sport-touring tire test. The German motorcycling magazine tested six sport-touring tires in sizes 120/70 ZR 17 (front) and 180/55 ZR 17 (rear) using the exciting Suzuki GSX-S750 motorcycle. Continental ended up beating Pirelli, Metzeler, Michelin, Dunlop and Bridgestone with its halo sport-touring tire. […]
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Salt Lake City, Utah was the destination for this year’s BMW MOA Rally. The Salt Lake Fairgrounds provided the venue for the rally which was nestled within view of the majestic Uinta Mountain Range. BMW riders from all over North America and as far away as Germany congregated this past July for a 5-day rally […]
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Why is it necessary to check your tire pressure frequently over the summer? Heat is one of the main reasons when it comes to changes in tire pressure, therefore the rider must be alert and on top of constant pressure and temperature changes. If not careful around tire pressure, the motorcycle’s behavior could change and become […]
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The weather is always a little unpredictable, so we think it’s essential to talk about how your motorcycle tires perform in the rain. First of all, take a look at the graphic below. The grooves circled show the fundamental component of a tire’s performance. The drawing of the tire tread and its negative ratio define […]
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