Makcap wrote:

I run a car tire and the traction is there for days IMHO compared to the metzlers. Not picking on metzlers they were good tires I'm just more pleased with my current set up. I do have two sets one mc and one ct. It is something you would have to feel first hand to understand. Many surfaces that a motorcycle tire can get iffy on car tire is sure footed. This is by far nothing new to motorcycles the MC tires of today came largely from road racing scene even though they are day and night to race tires pros run. So I am told by a friend who built raced and sponsored bikes for many years.
I respect your opinion and as always people choose many ways to go that is how you make it your own.
Just a few other pluses I would like to share. Better rear brake response and in lock down you go straight not skid side to side. The ride is much smoother and this is just a guess but would attribute it to the thicker side walls. I the rain it is great traction. Now some people don't care for it most I have heard use a taller tire than I have on their bike. There is a learning curve to the difference in handling but not anything earth shacking. By saying handling I'm referring how it feels in a curve not a lack of handling it just is a different transition that is all.

Just wanted to share my opinion if you read it thank you and if not I wasted these words at the end!

I have the same observations as you but right now I only have the CT on my Venture. For braking, the MC tire grips ok up to the point it looses traction then it just slides smoothly. I tried to lock the rear with the CT and it took more pressure because of the better grip and when I did get it to lock it was squealing and juddering because of the softer compound. Imagine trying to drag a gum rubber sole shoe across a smooth floor. (Note: CT's get twice to three times the mileage of a motorcycle tire but it isn't because it's a harder compound. A fellow on a Darksiders forum has a Durometer that measures hardness. He tests every different tire he comes across and he has never found a CT that was harder than any MC tire.)
As far as handling it has always felt just like a bike tire to me. I usually ride that bike 2-up so there is NO hard corners in any sense of the word. But when I do ride it alone and get a good curve I have more confidence in that tire than a MC tire. And more confidence that it will carry all the weight that I put on it since it has a 25% higher load rating.
All that and it cost me less than $70. That may be the least important attribute of a CT but it's a darn good one!