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Tire maintenance and how to avoid an accident
June 21, 2017We are constantly stating that a well maintained tire is essential for safety. Most accidents happen due to distractions, speeding, road rage, and in a lower but significant percentage due to the bike’s bad condition, including its tires. Upon any of these hazards, what would you do? Do you act in an efficient way to […]
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Is inflating your tires with nitrogen worth it?
June 14, 2017Why 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 […]
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An interview with Continental’s Motorcycle Tire Ambassador: Sofi Tsingos
June 7, 2017Daughter of an aircraft mechanic, Sofi Tsingos grew up smelling oil and rubber. Highly inspired by planes, Sofi builds motorcycles called “café racers”-lightweight, lightly powered motorcycles optimized for speed and handling rather than comfort. Just like Continental’s careful attention to detail and commitment to quality, Sofi knows what it truly means to be a craftswomen. […]
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How is a Continental Motorcycle Tire made? (II)
May 31, 2017In part one of How a Continental Motorcycle tire is made? we could see how the materials were made in the first two steps of the fabrication process (the tread and the bead). Today, we will follow the steps to the finish product, and get ready to ride. The fabrication of the carcass layers is done […]
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Carl Reese and Continental break new motorcycle track record for greatest distance in 24 hours
May 18, 2017Carl Reese totaled 2,119 miles in less than 24 hours, beating the existing record of 2,023.5 miles. The attempt happened in a closed track at the Continental Tire Proving Grounds in Uvalde, Texas. Carl’s BMW K 1600 GT had ContiRoadAttack 2 EVO GT tires installed. American rider Carl Reese is known for tirelessly seeking Guinness World Records such […]
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Welcome to Continental USA!
May 18, 2017 - 1 commentWe have come up with a new way of communicating with all the riders and motorcycle enthusiasts. As you should know, tires are the only two points of contact between the bike and the road; therefore we believe tires deserve a special place to widely discuss everything related with them and much more! This idea […]
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Conti press launch at Palma de Mallorca, Spain
April 17, 20172017 is an exciting year for Continental with the launch of several new tire products: ContiRoadAttack 3, ContiTour and ContiLegend. So, to kick off the introduction of these tires, Continental organized a product launch in Mallorca – an island off the Eastern coast of Spain. In the small town of Alaro, industry VIPs from around […]
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Continental introduces the brand new ContiRoadAttack 3 in Spain
April 17, 2017ContiRoadAttack 3, introduced in Spain On the island of Mallorca, Spain, Continental invited the top motorcycling media from around the world to test the ContiRoadAtttack 3 – their brand new sport-touring tire. This amazing Balearic island with its twisty roads and perfect weather conditions set the best scenario for this international press launch to experience […]
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Load capacity index and symbol of speed. Why do they go together?
April 17, 2017Little by little we keep moving forward with the acronyms and nomenclatures that appear on the walls of our Continental tires. This time we are going to pay attention to the “load capacity index” and the symbol for the speed category, which are the same as the numbers and the letter that come after the […]
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Eternal youth. Now tires last longer
April 17, 2017Can you imagine tires that never wear out or tires that regenerate automatically? Chemists and engineers have never stopped trying to make those kinds of tires. Up to now, the choice was either black or white. You could buy touring tires, which you knew were hard as rocks and would last almost forever. Otherwise, you […]
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