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More than Tires: Blind Spot Detection System

May 2, 2018 - 1 comment

Continental Motorcycle Safety Technologies: Blind Spot Detection Welcome to part two of the Continental Motorcycle Safety Technologies series, blind spot detection. This series will expose the latest motorcycle technologies from Continental. These technologies maximize safety for all riders and help accomplish Continental’s Vision Zero. These technologies have been developed to support Continental’s worldwide safety campaign, […]

More than Tires: Intelligent ABS (Anti-lock Brake System)

April 25, 2018

Continental Motorcycle Safety Technologies Did you know that Continental does not only make state of the art tires but also motorcycle electronics and safety systems? The cluster or the ABS on your motorcycle could be made by Continental! Continental is a broad company with many divisions. The Two Wheel department has sub departments that work […]

Difference Between Tube VS. Tubeless Tire

April 18, 2018

Let’s see what is the difference between a tube and a tubeless tire What is the difference between a tube (TT) and a tubeless(TL) tire? Short answer? An embedded rubber liner on the inside of the tire carcass. The objective of all the materials used on a tire are about improving every performance aspect; the […]

BMW Alpha – The future rides on Continental

April 4, 2018

BMW Alpha: A Two Artists Masterpiece Animals are not often a motorcycle design inspiration. But the BMW Alpha was inspired by the great white shark. It took two brilliant minds to create this fantastic concept, builder/machinist Mark Atkinson from Utah and Mehmet Doruk Erdem, an industrial designer from Istanbul. The ContiRoadAttack 2 EVO was the […]

Where is your motorcycle’s tire grip limit?

March 14, 2018

Where is the grip limit of the tire? How far can one go before the tire lets go? These traction concerns are not only for the sport enthusiast rider, but in the mind of most. This post we will give some tips to keep in mind to help you react to your bike’s road feedback between […]

ZeroDegree: A Continental Core Technology

December 5, 2017

Continental implements a steel belt for excellent stability at high speeds In our last core technology post we talked about the MultiGrip technology. Now we are going to check out another technological treasure of the Continental Motorcycle Tire department: the “ZeroDegree” steel belt. This steel belt is part of the carcass of the tire. The carcass can […]

VIDEO: ContiTour and ContiLegend technical explanation

October 25, 2017

In this video, Continental’s Western and Eastern Brand Managers explain the features and technical specs on the new ContiTour and the classic looking ContiLegend cruiser tires. To supplement the video, this text will provide more details and facts about these tires. The ContiTour and the ContiLegend have been specially designed for v-twin cruiser motorcycles. They […]

Tire performance in wet conditions: Negative ratio

July 19, 2017

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 […]

What is the difference between a Radial and a Bias-Ply tire?

July 5, 2017

Today we are going to delve deep inside of your motorcycle tires. I’m not sure if you knew that a tire is not only made of rubber, but also it has in internal structure that acts as a skeleton, or a chassis. If it didn’t, it wouldn’t be able to contain the internal pressure and […]

Is inflating your tires with nitrogen worth it?

June 14, 2017

Why are we asking this question? Because it’s a question that you’ve already asked us. So, let’s evaluate the pros and cons of inflating your tires with regular air versus nitrogen. The air we breathe in the atmosphere is composed of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gasses plus water in different proportions depending […]