- Designed to handle occasional trackdays
- Replaces the Attack 4s in worldwide markets soon
Continental AG is aiming to make track riding a little less intimidating for everyday motorcyclists with the launch of its new ContiSportAttack 5, a sporty road tyre designed to handle occasional trackdays without riders needing to lower tyre pressures.
Replacing the long-serving SportAttack 4, which has been around since 2020, the new tyre brings more than just a visual refresh. With a more aggressive tread pattern that looks closer to offerings from premium sport-tyre rivals, Continental says the biggest innovation lies in how the tyre behaves under heat and load.
Traditionally, riders heading to a circuit will reduce cold tyre pressures before a track session. As tyres heat up, air pressure rises, and failing to compensate can reduce grip and confidence. The problem, of course, is that many first-time trackday riders either don’t know to do this or forget to inflate the tyres again before riding home.
That’s exactly the problem Continental is trying to solve.
At the centre of the new tyre is something the company calls MultiZoneBelt technology. In simple terms, Continental has changed the internal steel belt construction of the tyre. The centre section uses tighter steel cord spacing for stability and durability, while the shoulders feature wider spacing to create more flexibility and grip under cornering loads.
The result, according to Continental, is a tyre that can better tolerate the increased pressures generated during track riding while still maintaining a usable contact patch. Put simply, riders can show up to a trackday, ride hard, and head home without needing to obsess over pressure changes.
From a product strategy perspective, this feels like Continental responding to how motorcycles are actually being used today. Many modern sport and naked bikes spend most of their lives on the road but occasionally end up at trackdays. Riders increasingly want “one tyre that does it all” rather than maintaining separate road and circuit setups.
That said, Continental isn’t claiming this rewrites the rulebook for serious track riders. Faster and more experienced riders will still likely reduce pressures to maximise grip and consistency. The company itself admits that if pressures rise significantly during aggressive riding, approaching 3.7 to 3.9 bar, lowering them still makes sense.
What the ContiSportAttack 5 seems to offer instead is convenience and confidence. For newer riders especially, removing one of the most commonly misunderstood elements of track preparation could make circuit riding more approachable while reducing the risk of riding home on incorrectly inflated tyres.
In that sense, Continental may have identified a genuine gap in the market: tyres designed not just for outright performance, but for the reality of how most enthusiasts actually ride.
