Continental ContiGO! Tires.
My 2006 Triumph Bonneville T100 gets a good deal of use in the local area, putting on quite a few miles every month. And wearing out tires. The latest pair is from Continental, the ContiGO! series, which is advertised as an excellent all-around tire.
Read our First Ride Review on the 2017 Triumph T100 here.
These are bias-ply tires, or cross-ply as they are sometimes called, a type of tire construction that has been around for the better part of a hundred years. The concept may be old-fashioned, but the ContiGO! is very modern, the company promoting the use of the latest in compounds, excellent handling, longevity, the good water-dispersal qualities of the tread design, etc.
Back in the 1980s the radial motorcycle tire came along, intended for high-performance bikes as it dissipates heat better, and some folk thought the bias-ply was finished. Not a chance. Far more motorcycles come out of the factory equipped with bias-ply tires than radials. A radial is more expensive to make, which shows up in the selling price. And a bias-ply is more comfortable in ordinary riding, handling irregularities like potholes and railroad tracks with aplomb, and having no objection to my going two-up. Go seriously fast" Get a radial. Around town and touring" I like the bias-ply. Read our Motorcycle Tire Buying Tips here.
I’ve put less than a thousand miles on the ContiGO! tires, so I am a long way from seeing how long they last. The tires are tubeles...