MITAS E07 + TYRE TEST
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- My favourite adventure bike tyre the Mitas E07+
I hope you enjoy my tyre review on this great tyre, first time I've used them both front and back.
I pushed the bike to its limits, on the trail, road, mx track pretty much anywhere I would take my KTM 1290!
I hope you enjoy this video,
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This is without a doubt the best tire review. No fluff, multiple real life applications done over and over..
Well done,
Hey thanks Brian appreciated!
One of the best tyre and bike tests I've watched
thanks mate appreciate it
The best dual tyre review I watch. Straight to the target from all angles👌🤟😎
Great job THANKS!!!
Thanks mate I appreciate it!
Great and thorough review. Thank you!
Extremely solid tire review video. Thanks for putting this together!
Cheers appreciate it!
Thanks for including mud in your test. Don't get to see much mud tests on most videos.
Thank you!
This is how a proper test should be done
Thanks mate!
Excellent video! Thanks from an American expat in Portugal!
Cheers mate, wow you must have some cool places to ride!
Great and thorough vid and good to see them on a range of surfaces on a big bike. I use them on a 1200 and really like them. E09's are good too for more grip in the muddy stuff but less wear of course.
Glad you like them! Yes pretty versatile tyre
a very nice, very practical Test. Thx for sharing!
No worries mate hope it helps with a future tyre choice
Excellent video and review!
Thx Frank!
Nice! Might try these / this combo on the next tyre change… Staying tuned 👍
I forgot to mention I got close to 10,000km the last time I used one on my Tiger. Great tyre with good wearing, and as you can see pretty versatile!
Fantastic review, the best and most thorough I've watched. Thank you for taking the time! Hope you'll follow up at end of tire life with km traveled and overall impression. Will you buy them again?
Thanks I appreciate the kind words. Yes I will buy these again. I'm doing a 7000km ride in August to Cape York and will run these tyres. And yes I will give a km report once used for a good distance.
Great review!
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome review, thank you for your work! I'll have a set in the near future. Be advised, Motorcycle Adventures here on YT did a review of this tire as well and advises against the Dakar version. As stated on the product page, it's a harder compound, fit for hot environments, but not in cold/wet conditions.
Oh awesome thanks for the advice! Glad you enjoyed the video
Very good video! Thank you!
Your welcome
I’m supper impressed with the EO7+ tyres. I have a 2nd hand Honda CB500X (2020 model) That came fitted with the EO7+ tyres front and rear. I rode the bike for another 9000 Kms after I bought it. As far as I can tell the rear tyre would have had at least 18 to 19,000 Ks on it before I had to get it replaced with the same tyre just the other day.
Whilst it neither perfect at on road or off road, it’s still a brilliant all rounder of a tyre.! 👍🏼
Thanks for sharing thats awesome!
This is what I call a review. Thank you so much. 👍 If anyone has tried Mitas E07 (50/50) tires, I would love to hear about their maneuverability and cornering stability.
They are totally brilliant. On my 21 690 I have scrubbed all the hero blobs off front and rear. Now I have the E07+ on the rear which is a better all round off-tyre but it grips fantastically on the road. I agree with Chris Birch when he says "these are not 50/50 tyres but 80/80 tyres."
@James Fairmind tnx😊. I'm not sure which one to buy for the rear E07 or E07+.
I need tyre 120/90-17, but E07+ exists only in dimensions 130/80-17. :/
And I am not a fan of changing sth that smarter people than me defined :)
So I can buy E07 120/90-17 or E07+ 130/80-17.
@@DJJellenak These are my thoughts, assuming you need the extra off-road ability of the EO7+ over the E07, then talk to a tyre expert and see if you can use the 130/80-17 so you can use the EO7+. I expect that you can but if for some technical clearance reason you can't, then the EO7 is still a fantastic tyre and if you are more road biased, it will give you more mileage due to the central strip. It just stops being really grippy off-road around 3500 miles on a 690 but still OK ish to get you through. It just depends what kind of riding you mainly do and how dry, wet or sandy etc. Ultimately both bloody good tyres.
@jamesfairmind2247 I thought E07 has better off-road ability than E07+
No, not send, just road and little bit of off-road.
I thought E07+ is better for road and that it has better cornering ability because it has more rounded profile.
@@jamesfairmind2247 tnx for sharing your opinion :)
I have the eo7+ on my r1200gs. Love them, we done Cameron's corner and innaminka return , still have have the tread on rear. great review too
Great to hear!
Fitted a set of these EO7+ (non-Dakar) to my SuperTenere with plans to do some off road after crossing the NUllabor enroute to Melbourne from Perth but time constraints kicked in and it became a 9 day highway trip over and back. It was hot out on the Nullarbor on the way over, and I had rain in Melbourne when leaving, and despite my feaqrs they coped quite well in the wet urban environment. Got back to Perth with plenty of mileage left in them despite the heat and my load (full camping equipped). Formed dirt road performance was never a cause for concern, though I didn't do a lot. Would fit them again, also to my T7.
that's awesome and sounds like an awesome ride! Great to hear from other riders that used the tyres, thanks!
Top video review, well done, I was particularly impressed by the front end performance. I have these on my 690, amazing on the road and a lot better off road than I could possibly have predicted. Be cautious if you fit the Dakar version re wet performance on tarmac. I have heard they can be very dodgy, designed for high temperature desert racing, very stiff sidewalls.
ahhh good tip on the Dakar, thanks for that advice I will certainly look into it. Great tyre.
@@oldmanspeedadventures Personally unless I was doing a big desert trip like the Simpson I would not fit one, I would stick to the E07+.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I have one on the rear and 07 Dakar on the front, only because I couldn’t get a 07+ for the front. I have seen a review that mentions the Dakar is not the best on wet asphalt. I have recently ridden 4000 kms through Morocco, including some in the south of Spain and Portugal. In dry conditions on asphalt, soft dirt, gravel, rocks and loose stones they performed well. Also they are giving good mileage.
Have you tried Dunlop Trailmax mission? If so, wondering how it compares to that tire. Great review!
No I haven't used them, Im sure being a Dunlop they must be decent! I am stoked you liked the vid!
I run have run the E07 and plus on my 1190r. The best combo I have found is a E07 plus on thr front for better corner feel and a std E07 on the rear for better traction in the gravel. Currently have a set of E07 plus Dakars on after a trip to the Cape last year, over 10000 km on them so far. The rear is getting down and only a little bit of wear on the front.
The the harder rubber compound in the Dakar is noticeable in reduced grip in the wet and at lower temps, and the additional side wall stiffness is noticeable. I don't think the Dakar are an advantage unless you need the puncture resistance or the long km wear. I'm wondering if the E10s might be the go.
Love the videos, keep them coming.
Cheers Steve
Cheers Steve great feedback!
I had the E10's and they wore really quickly, about 3,500km (rear). The E09 was twice that and good grip too. If I'm doing more off tarmac stuff I use the E09 and for long distance touring + gravel the E07+
Nice man, this was super insighful. What pressure do you keep while riding on and off road?
Glad you liked it, 36psi on road and that off road day was 32 front and back, hope that helps
Nice review! Excellent job mate. How is the performance on the road when it is raining? I am from the land of monsoons :)
Never road it in the rain, I have been told "not good" sorry!
Very nice review. Thanks! One thing though, tires can and most likely will be out of balance. Just take the time and balance them, there are some videos available on how to do it in your garage. I like the one Bret Tkacs made. You’ll feel the result especially when riding high speeds on road. Cheers
Cheers mate thanks for the tip!
👍
I use a combination of TC 80 front and E07 rear works really well for me mid, gravel
Nice combo, I used a Pirelli Rallycross front last year also worked well, thanks for the comment!
Nice review...I've had the E07/E07+ Dakar on my 950 Adv for a while, and they seem to do most things reasonably well, if not really outstanding at anything.
Questions for you...is the traction control a help or a hinderance off-tarmac? (not something I have on my bike)
What's your advice on pressures on the various surfaces...do you adjust for off-road or keep them at highway settings?
All the best from the UK
Firstly thanks for watching and your input in the comments, I love the feedback!
Traction control I'm not much of a bitumen guru so I never push the 1290 real hard to where the TC is a factor, however in the dirt, as I'm a motocrosser, I hate it! Generally I just ride in Street Mode nearly everywhere, I've tried the off road mode but the power is still regulated by the right hand! Pressures, if I'm doing a road only I'll run high 30's, off road if I could be bothered I may drop them to 30 psi. However, in June this year I'm doing the Simpson Desert, and yes I'll vlog it, I'll drop to mid 20's for the 600km of sand dunes and Desert! Thanks again! I actually just bought a Oxford Montreal 4.0 jacket, I figure if it's designed and built in the UK it has to well and truly cover me here in Oz!
@@oldmanspeedadventures Thanks...keep the vids coming!
I have these on my Tiger 900. Great on dirt roads, but on wet tarmac the traction control light is constantly flashing, much more than with the Pirelli STRs.
Yes pretty decent tyre, I haven't ridden in the rain as yet, just wet roads, pretty happy with most conditions
Thanks mate where did you get these tires? I found a place in NSW that sells them but im SA. Wbu?
I buy thru www.mxstore.com.au Australia wide delivery and I fit them myself
They are great summer tire, but anything remotely wet and its like on slicks from my experience. On road once they are bit warmed up they can be pushed hard. For Autumn I will get more knobbies :)
Yes I agree pretty useless in the mud! I too now lean towards a more aggressive tyre and tolerate the noise
@@oldmanspeedadventures what do you plan to run? From my research everything seams to be wearing out pretty quickly. I would get the MotoZ RallZ but Europe market is small. Bridgestone ax41 seems perfect but almost zero lifetime. Michelin anakee wild seems to be good middle ground 🤔
@@lubox_adv I did a video after a 4500km ride on the Motoz Tractionator Desert HT they were awesome, check the vid. Just sold my 1290 new bike comes with Metzeler Karoo 4 so I'll do a review on them soon.
I have Mitas E07plus on my BMW G 650 GS. I find them better than expected on sealed roads and surprisingly poor on loose gravel . For someone with better off-road skills they are probably fine - but I just don't have confidence in them on dry loose gravel. and find them no better than the Metzler Tourance tyres they replaced for that application. I'll probably go back to a more road orientated tyre and just plod along nice and slow on the off-road stuff next time around and enjoy the better mileage and grip in the wet the Tourance and similar tyres offer.
Great feedback yes I find them great on the road, and I actually ride quite conservatively in the dirt despite the "highlight reels" in my videos! Thanks for the comment!
No tire is gonna give you grip in loose gravel
@@mbal4052 all about technique and tyre combo
@@oldmanspeedadventures so true! And thanks for the videos 😁
36k 🎉 sheeeesh
someone just said the tyre is ugly, haha
Great accurate review. i run the E07 plus either front and rear or sometimes i will put the bridgestone A41 on the back if i am doing a bit more tarseal riding. but love the e07 in General other than when there's surface water sitting on tarseal, unless you enjoy aquaplaning its to be avoided.
Thanks for the advice I haven't done much wet weather riding on this tyre, I will take it easy when that occurs!
Just wondering what tyre pressure you use. Do you keep to manufacturer spec or reduced for off road.
That day I had 30psi front and back. Generally I run 38psi for 99% of my riding
@@oldmanspeedadventures I run mine at 32 for daily and down to 24 for 'off road'. I had a slow leak on the front once and it went down to 12 and didn't come off the rims. Not a great idea of course but interesting performance. If you run them at too high pressure the centre wears more quickly (same with any tyre) because there is less surface contact.
I run this on the rear on my KLR 650, love it, but as you say, not awesome in the clay mud. Interested you liked the front as well. Might have to give that a blast when the stock front dies. Keep it up mate, great vids 🤙😎
thanks Greg yes suprisingly the front works quite well, I had no issues with the rear
I have to say that this review was awesome. However, many videos complain about these tires, specially the front tire. But you Sir have impressive riding skills, so no matter what tire you’re running on your bike, you’ll be good even on slicks 😂. Seriously it was an impressive review, I pulled the trigger on these tires after I watched your video, but I have to say that I’m not that good 😂.
Cheers mate I appreciate your kind words!
I'm glad you see the point of the video demonstrating how good these tyres are when pushed hard, so for basic to intermediate they will be fine! Ride safe my friend!
@@oldmanspeedadventures I forgot to ask you one small detail: what tire pressures you were running at the time of this video (Fr & Rr)? Thank you!
@@porlalibre2830 32psi front and back
As these tyres wear, I’m curious how their performance diminishes. Do you plan to come back at midlife and review? I’ve been using the Motoz tractionators on my Tiger 1200 no issue. Always open to try new things.
Yep will do 100% as mentioned elsewhere I used the e07 to the Cape last year, did approx 10,000km on the rear! Most of that 2 up on the Tiger
I use them on a Scrambler 1200 and performance was good to the end (10,000km though could have got another 1,000 in a pinch). Obviously the more the tread wears the less grip in dirt/sand/mud same as any tyre but good in gravel all the way and great on tarmac all the way too.
What motoz tractionators are / were u using please? & how were they on wet roads please?
I have a EO7 on the rear. So you guys think they are good on the front on road? I do green laning and want something on the front better than a Tourance - great info btw.
To be brutally honest at this stage the road riding I have done the e07 seems great, I've done several mountain rides on sealed roads and they are a confident tyre. Hope that helps, I'm glad you enjoyed the vid!
Thanks, very helpful.
What is green laning?
@@oldmanspeedadventures riding off road in the UK.
@@mark.e.p or strictly speaking riding on old roads that no one bothered to tarmac...surfaces can be anything from mud to stone.
Bewt! Gonna get me a set. And the speed I ride…those’ll get 100k/km easy!!!
youll go 160 on the dr with these!
Hi would the ktm 1290 sas be suitable for these tyres on trail tracks
Pretty good but there are better tyres for harder trails
Any options on Pirelli STR?
I will do a test soon. Currently riding Motoz Desert.
Glad to see some mud in India mud is my number 1 problem. But can't find a good tyre for mud.
The Eo7 is not good in mud. Maybe try the Motoz tyres
@@oldmanspeedadventures Thanks I will try to find here in India
Does it still perform like that after a few 1000 km?
Yes. I've done about 3000km so far and still performing very well
i got 5200 miles on mine 40% dirt good value
Thats decent miles!
Be very careful of these tires in the rain. They loose pretty much all grip when you go over painted lines in wet conditions. Otherwise they are fine
Interesting I've been told by a few now that they struggle in the wet, thanks for letting us know!
Good video but an ugly looking tyre
agree