08.06.2010

ContiSportAttack provides grip when riding right up to the limit, even in the wet.

Hanover, 25th March 2010. BMW Motorrad's new sporty flagship, the S 1000 RR, comes factory-fitted with the ContiSportAttack. Continental's tyre experts in Korbach, Germany, obtained approval for this tyre, because it quickly reaches the required operating temperature, provides optimum grip and perfect handling when riding right up to the limit, and also ensures high road safety in the wet. The super sporty BMW is fitted with the size 120/70 ZR 17 on the front wheel and size 190/55 ZR 17 on the rear.

Continental's sports tyres are in their element on the BMW S 1000 RR when the powerful 193 hp (142 kW) engine catapults this lightweight super sports bike, which weighs in at just over 200 kg, from 0 to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) in 2.9 seconds. Best cornering stability and precise braking are main strengths of the ContiSportAttack and since this is an extremely balanced product, offering high road holding and safety on both the road and the racetrack, BMW Motorrad considers it the ideal tyre for the S 1000 RR.

With sales of approximately €20 billion in 2009 Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 134,500 in 46 countries.

The Passenger and Light Truck Tires division develops and manufactures passenger car and light truck tires for compact, medium-size and full-size cars as well as tires for 4x4, vans and light trucks. The division produces tires under the brand names of “Continental”, “Uniroyal” (except in the NAFTA region, Columbia and Peru), “Semperit”, “Barum”, “General Tire”, “Euzkadi”, “Viking”, “Gislaved”, “Mabor”, “Matador”, “SIME Tyres” and, in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, “Dunlop”. The Passenger and Light Truck Tires division also includes the two-wheel business (motorcycle and bicycle and the retail tire companies with more than 2,200 specialty tire outlets and franchises in 13 countries.

Continental is one of the leading manufacturers of motorcycle tyres. Tyre development, tyre testing and production in Germany are all concentrated in Korbach, Hesse. The product portfolio includes tyres for touring bikes, sports touring bikes, sports bikes, enduros, cruisers, lightweight motor bikes and scooters. In the Original Equipment sector, Continental supplies BMW, KTM, Honda, Yamaha, Bimota and others. Approvals have been obtained for numerous motorcycles made in Japan, Europe and the USA.